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1932.88.619

Pottery lamp of cream ware. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/11/2016]

1932.88.619

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of cream ware. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/11/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of cream ware, heavily blackened on one side and at the wick lip. Round, bowl-shaped saucer lamp with flat bottom and rounded sides with pointed wick lip. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Sri Lanka
Asia > Southern Asia > Sri Lanka
Colombo
Person
Field collector Sydney Gerald Hewlett
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Coiled Handbuilt, Process Thrown
Dimensions
Diameter: max 68 mm, Height: max 28 mm, Length: max 76 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.619 Other numbers: FL 7 [F L 7]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Religion, Lamp

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