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1932.88.357

Pottery lamp of buff ware. Ovoid with wide wick nozzle and hole and wide, horizontal flange handle at the rear. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/10/2016]


1932.88.357

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. Ovoid with wide wick nozzle and hole and wide, horizontal flange handle at the rear. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/10/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. Ovoid with wide wick nozzle and hole and wide, horizontal flange handle at the rear. Flat bottom with short, slightly expanding sides to shoulder and narrowing sides to the top. The central filling hole is surrounded by a channel, as is the wick nozzle and wick hole. The sides of the nozzle and body are adorned with straight lines in relief which reach from the channel rims to the edge of the object, including the handle. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Tel Aviv-Yafo
Person
Field collector John Abercromby
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1901
Date collected
By 1901
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Decorated, Process Moulded, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 38 mm, Width: max 59 mm, Length: max 98 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.357 Other numbers: KS 93 [K S 93]
Research and responses

It seems likely that these objects were collected by the Hon. John Abercromby [as he is listed for another 48 separate objects] [AP 25/7/2002]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp