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1932.88.299

Painted pottery lamp of red ware atop a stand. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/12/2016]


1932.88.299

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Collection type
Object
Description
Painted pottery lamp of red ware atop a stand. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/12/2016]
Long description
Painted pottery lamp of red ware atop a stand. The lamp is pointed ovoid with high cylindrical rim around the filling hole which is perforated over the point. The body is painted cream with black bands around the rim, the shoulder and the point where it attaches to the stand. The stand has a circular expanded foot leading to a hollow, cylindrical section with a circular aperture, topped by a flat top. From the centre of the this circular section a flat square, with a circular perforation, projects atop which sits the lamp. The stand is painted with red edging and bands with white or cream spots. There are also black bands, spots and geometric patterning. On the back a handle connects the lamp to the cylindrical pillar. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Kabyle
Cultural groups
Kabyle Berber
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1893
Date collected
By 1893
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Decorated, Process Thrown, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 135 mm, Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 73 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.299 Other numbers: RA 6 [R A 16]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp