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1884.116.18

Pottery lamp of red ware. Circular body with pointed wick nozzle and no handle. The top of the body is slightly concave and has a large central filling hole. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/06/2016]


1884.116.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of red ware. Circular body with pointed wick nozzle and no handle. The top of the body is slightly concave and has a large central filling hole. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Date
Date collected
?By 1881
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Diameter: max 59 mm, Height: max 29 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.116.18 Other numbers: J117 PR no.: 852/ 12394
Research and responses

According to the accession book the number 12394 suggests that this object was obtained via Anthropological Institute [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp