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Pitt Rivers Museum

1932.88.668

Pottery lamp of buff ware, mostly glazed white. Round body with narrow neck and cylindrical filling hole with rolled rim. Pointed nozzle with round wick hole. Simple strap handle. The lower portion of the body is mainly unglazed. [MOBB [OPS move] 07/06/2016]


1932.88.668

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff ware, mostly glazed white. Round body with narrow neck and cylindrical filling hole with rolled rim. Pointed nozzle with round wick hole. Simple strap handle. The lower portion of the body is mainly unglazed. [MOBB [OPS move] 07/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Apulia [Puglia] Taranto Grottaglie
Cultural groups
Italian
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1895
Date collected
1895
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Coiled, Process Thrown
Dimensions
Diameter: max 67 mm, Height: max 70 mm, Length: max 94 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.668 Other numbers: LE 2 [L E 2]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Lamp