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Lamp fragment
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 6th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); diameter: 9.5 cm.
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number86.897
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionWheel-made, open lamp, with incurved sides and a flattened rim. A central tube possibly rises level with the rim. Nozzle missing. Black stripes encircle top. Black glaze inside and out.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1885: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; October 28, 1885: voted to the MFA at EEF general meeting; sent over February 1886. (Accession date: 1886).