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1932.88.407

Pottery lamp of pink ware with red slip. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/10/2016]

1932.88.407

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of pink ware with red slip. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/10/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of pink ware with red slip. Oval shape with flat bottom, rounded sides to shoulder and convex sides over the top. There is a wide rim around the filling hole and a narrow one around the wick hole. The body is decorated with sections of arched bands, chevrons and zig-zags in thick relief, sometimes interlocking. [MOBB [OPS move] 26/10/2016]
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, Material Pigment, Process Decorated, Process Slipped, Process Moulded, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 33 mm, Width: max 60 mm, Length: max 78 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.407 Other numbers: KS 5 [K S 5]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp

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