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Lamp mold
Greek, Ptolemaic
Hellenistic Period
late 3rd–early 1st century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .085 x .074
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.907
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CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Molds
DescriptionMold for an oil lamp.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).