Yellow glazed pottery lamp with globular body on thick balutser stem. The saucer at the base is thick but shallow with a small rim. The pillar changes diameter throughout and is decorated with groups of grooved bands and ridges of varying thickness and shapes. The oil bowl is full globular with large central hole and three small perforations surrounding it. Slanting nozzle. The base is inscribed with a name and 1754. The lid associated with this lamp is 1966.3.57 .2 [MOBB [OPS move] 03/06/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Yellow glazed pottery lamp with globular body on thick balutser stem. The saucer at the base is thick but shallow with a small rim. The pillar changes diameter throughout and is decorated with groups of grooved bands and ridges of varying thickness and shapes. The oil bowl is full globular with large central hole and three small perforations surrounding it. Slanting nozzle. The base is inscribed with a name and 1754. The lid associated with this lamp is 1966.3.57 .2 [MOBB [OPS move] 03/06/2016]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Person: Field collector Frederick William Robins; PRM source Frederick William Robins
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1754
Date collected: Before 1966
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1966
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Perforated, Process Inscribed, Process Grooved
Dimensions: Height: max 191 mm total, Width: max 100 mm total, Diameter: max 92 mm total, Height: max 179 mm, Width: max 92 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1966.3.57.1