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1932.88.431

Pottery lamp of buff or beige ware slipped red. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/10/2016]


1932.88.431

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff or beige ware slipped red. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/10/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of buff or beige ware slipped red. Circular body with missing foot, slightly rounded sides, covered top and two wick nozzles. There are the remains of a decorated handle at the back. There is a depressed section in the top which is outlined by a groove, and a filling hole is set into this. The section of teach wick nozzle which meets the body is demarcated with an incised line. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Lazio Provincia di Roma Rome
Person
Field collector Bailey
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Roman, uncertain
Date collected
By 1894
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Slipped, Process Incised, Process Moulded, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 25 mm, Width: max 51 mm, Length: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.431 Other numbers: H 146

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