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1932.88.484

Pottery lamp of buff ware. Ovoid or tear-drop shaped body. Rounded sides with flat top and raised ridge around the external rim, including the wick hole, and the rim of the filling hole. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/9/2016]


1932.88.484

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. Ovoid or tear-drop shaped body. Rounded sides with flat top and raised ridge around the external rim, including the wick hole, and the rim of the filling hole. [MOBB [OPS move] 9/9/2016]
Geographical reference
Naples
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Diameter: max 67 mm, Height: max 29 mm, Length: max 80 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.484 Other numbers: J 152

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp