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1932.88.928.1

Cylindrical tinned lamp. Cylindrical vessel with expanded bottom and top. Horizontal handle of a rolled metal cylinder. Short cylindrical neck in the centre of the top. The wick holder which slots over the neck is [1932.88.928 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/5/2017]


1932.88.928.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cylindrical tinned lamp. Cylindrical vessel with expanded bottom and top. Horizontal handle of a rolled metal cylinder. Short cylindrical neck in the centre of the top. The wick holder which slots over the neck is [1932.88.928 .2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/5/2017]
Geographical reference
North central Algeria Great Kabylie Tizi Ouzou
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Tin Metal, Material Metal, Process Rolled, Process Soldered
Dimensions
Height: max 90 mm total, Height: max 65 mm, Width: max 50 mm total, Width: max 50 mm, Length: max 115 mm total, Length: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.88.928.1

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