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1932.88.435

Pottery lamp of red ware and three wick holes. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/10/2016]


1932.88.435

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of red ware and three wick holes. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/10/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of red ware and three wick holes. Pointed ovate shape with flat bottom, expanding sides to shoulder and then narrowing sides to filling hole with curved, solid vertical handle at the back. The sides are decorated with panels of curved patterns. The rim and wick nozzle are outlined with a short double ridge. The channel formed on the wick nozzle is decorated with crossing double wavy lines in relief. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/10/2016]
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 Decorated, Process Thrown, Process Coiled, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 45 mm, Width: max 83 mm, Length: max 120 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.435 Other numbers: KS 90 [K S 90]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp