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2016.154.1

Red pottery lamp. Slightly triangular shaped body with projecting wick nozzle. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/11/2016]


2016.154.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red pottery lamp. Slightly triangular shaped body with projecting wick nozzle. [MOBB [OPS move] 11/11/2016]
Long description
Red pottery lamp. Slightly triangular shaped body with projecting wick nozzle and expanded, axe-shaped section within which the wick hole is placed. The back end of the lamp is flattened and there is a perforated arch set on top at the back. The bottom of the lamp is flat and the sides are expanded and slightly convex. The top is flat with a depressed section around the filling hole. There are remnants of two incised bands surrounding the depressed area and possible incised decoration on the wick nozzle (mostly obliterated by sedimentation). [MOBB [OPS move] 11/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Naples
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Roman, uncertain
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1892, uncertain Found unentered: 07/11/2016
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Moulded, Process Incised
Dimensions
Height: max 51 mm, Width: max 70 mm, Length: max 98 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2016.154.1 Other numbers: H 92

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