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1932.88.638

Lustrous glazed brown pottery lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/11/2016]

1932.88.638

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Collection type
Object
Description
Lustrous glazed brown pottery lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/11/2016]
Long description
Lustrous glazed brown pottery lamp. Oblong lamp with rounded sides and bottom. The exterior has two incised lines running from one side to the other. There is an arched handle set horizontally along a flat short side. The opposite side is rounded and has a rounded channel, open at the end, for the wick. [MOBB [OPS move] 22/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Turkey
Asia > Western Asia > Turkey
Dardanelles
Person
Field collector Canon Ridgeway
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
By 1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Glazed, Process Decorated, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Height: max 22 mm, Width: max 41 mm, Length: max 93 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.638 Other numbers: FV 1 [F V 1]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp

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