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1932.88.370

Pottery lamp of grey ware. [MOBB [OPS move] 25/10/2016]


1932.88.370

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of grey ware. [MOBB [OPS move] 25/10/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of grey ware. Pointed ovoid lamp with flat bottom and shallow expanding sides to shoulder and shallow narrowing sides to central filling hole. There is a channel around and between the wick hole and the filling hole, but not other decoration on the sides. A vertical, curved handle stands at the back of the object. [MOBB [OPS move] 25/10/2016]
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 Moulded, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions
Depth: max 38 mm, Width: max 71 mm, Length: max 100 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.370 Other numbers: KS 105 [K S 105]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp

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