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2016.149.1.1

Red pottery lamp slipped red. See 2016.149.1 .2 for the lid for this lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/11/2016]


2016.149.1.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red pottery lamp slipped red. See 2016.149.1 .2 for the lid for this lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Long description
Red pottery lamp slipped red. Footed saucer lamp with rounded, embellished shoulder and single pointed, projecting wick lip. The underside of the body is decorated with incised lines radiating from the foot. The shoulder is decorated with a repeating pattern of incised vertical lines followed by two vertical ridges separated by a vertical channel. See 2016.149.1 .2 for the lid for this lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Punjab
Person
Field collector Richard Carnac Temple
PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1888
Date collected
By 1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1888 Found unentered: 07/11/2016
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Slipped, Process Thrown, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions
Diameter: max 85 mm, Height: max 37 mm, Length: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2016.149.1.1 Other numbers: FC 3 F C 3

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