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Pitt Rivers Museum

1932.88.573

Pottery lamp of grey ware slipped black. Rounded circular body with mainly open top. There is a groove around the rim of the filling hole. The projecting wick nozzle, with flat top, has a slightly expanded and rounded end. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/9/2016]


1932.88.573

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of grey ware slipped black. Rounded circular body with mainly open top. There is a groove around the rim of the filling hole. The projecting wick nozzle, with flat top, has a slightly expanded and rounded end. [MOBB [OPS move] 6/9/2016]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Slipped, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Diameter: max 48 mm, Height: max 31 mm, Length: max 74 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.573 Other numbers: G 55

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp