Red ware pottery lamp, very dirty. Enclosed, saucer like body with wide cylindrical neck, expanded rim, and slightly concave area inside the rim which creates a smaller opening than the diameter of the neck. There is a simple handle connecting the rim to the shoulder of the body, and a wick spout or nozzle with a horizontal opening. [MOBB [OPS move] 31/5/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Red ware pottery lamp, very dirty. Enclosed, saucer like body with wide cylindrical neck, expanded rim, and slightly concave area inside the rim which creates a smaller opening than the diameter of the neck. There is a simple handle connecting the rim to the shoulder of the body, and a wick spout or nozzle with a horizontal opening. [MOBB [OPS move] 31/5/2016]
Geographical reference: Palestine
Asia > Western Asia > Palestine; Israel
Asia > Western Asia > Israel; Jordan
Asia > Western Asia > Jordan
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
Dimensions: Diameter: max 60 mm, Height: max 56 mm, Length: max 88 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.419 Other numbers: LP 2 [L P 2]

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