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1932.88.324

Pottery lamp of red ware slipped dark red or brown on top. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/10/2016]


1932.88.324

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of red ware slipped dark red or brown on top. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/10/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of red ware slipped dark red or brown on top. Rectangular lamp with six round wick holes in one long side, and two round projecting wick holes along each short side. The corners between the sides with the wick holes are slight raised on the top and may once have been adorned. On the final long side an arched handle projects. It, too, is decorated with an obliterated decoration in relief. The filling hole is also in the handle and surrounded by an oval ridge. The central section of the body is slightly depressed and is rimmed by three ridges and is adorned with an ivy or similar curving design in relief. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901 Archaeological period: Roman
Date collected
1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Decorated, Process Slipped, Process Moulded, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 37 mm, Width: max 82 mm, Length: max 154 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.324 Other numbers: H 153

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