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1966.3.113

Terracotta lamp, darkened. Conical body with grooved bands around the body from base to the top of the cylindrical neck. Flat nozzle with oval wick-hole in which textile wick is still present. The body is also full of extra wick. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/6/2016]

1966.3.113

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Collection type
Object
Description
Terracotta lamp, darkened. Conical body with grooved bands around the body from base to the top of the cylindrical neck. Flat nozzle with oval wick-hole in which textile wick is still present. The body is also full of extra wick. [MOBB [OPS move] 1/6/2016]
Geographical reference
Israel
Asia > Western Asia > Israel
Jerusalem
Person
Field collector Frederick William Robins
PRM source Frederick William Robins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
Before 1966
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Terracotta Pottery, Material Yarn, Material String, Material Textile, Material Pottery, Process Grooved, Process Thrown, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Height: max 50 mm, Length: max 89 mm, Diameter: max 62 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.3.113

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Furniture Dwelling, Religion, Lamp, House-ornament, Religious Object

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