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1932.88.367

Pottery lamp of beige or buff ware. Pointed oval shape with lug handle at the back. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/11/2016]


1932.88.367

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of beige or buff ware. Pointed oval shape with lug handle at the back. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/11/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of beige or buff ware. Pointed oval shape with lug handle at the back. Flat bottom with convex sides to the shoulder. The top is convex with a central filling hole without a rim. There are three lines between the handle and the filling hole in relief, and then a band of diagonal lines between two horizontal lines under a scroll between the filling hole and the wick hole. The rest of the top is decorated with circles in relief in various sections. Just above the shoulder, around the entire object is a band of short diagonal lines in relief. [MOBB [OPS move] 10/11/2016]
Person
Field collector Bailey
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1894
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Decorated, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 42 mm, Width: max 78 mm, Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.367 Other numbers: KS 72 [K S 72]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp