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Lamp
Cyrpiote
Cypro-Archaic
620–475 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Possibly from Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length x Width: 8.5 x 9.8 cm (3 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number11.1454
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionSaucer lamp made with light clay; spout formed by pressed rim; incrusted; good condition.
ProvenancePossibly from Naukratis. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund; assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund by the government of Egypt; given to the MFA by the Egypt Exploration Fund.
(Accession Date: August 3, 1911)
(Accession Date: August 3, 1911)