Pottery lamp of buff ware slipped red. Circular body with concave top and bottom halves, the base is flat. The top is slightly convex around central filling hole. There is a projecting nozzle with a flattened rounded opening - this has blackened. There is a lug on one side with a circular indentation. [AB [OPS Move] 7/9/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pottery lamp of buff ware slipped red. Circular body with concave top and bottom halves, the base is flat. The top is slightly convex around central filling hole. There is a projecting nozzle with a flattened rounded opening - this has blackened. There is a lug on one side with a circular indentation. [AB [OPS Move] 7/9/2016]
Geographical reference: Israel
Asia > Western Asia > Israel; Jerusalem
Person: Field collector Bailey; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date
Date collected: By 1894
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Process Slipped, Process Thrown, Process Moulded
Dimensions: Height: max 24 mm, Width: max 64 mm, Length: max 104 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.562 Other numbers: G 90

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