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2016.157.1

Red pottery lamp filler in the shape of a horned animal. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/11/2016]


2016.157.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Red pottery lamp filler in the shape of a horned animal. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Long description
Red pottery lamp filler in the shape of a horned animal. There is a strap handle between the head and the ?tail which is in the form of a cylinder used for filling the vessel. The snout of the animal is the spout. [MOBB [OPS move] 15/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Mount Carmel
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1902
Date collected
By 1902
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1902, uncertain Donated: 1932, uncertain Found unentered: 07/11/2016
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Moulded, Process Decorated, Process Slipped
Dimensions
Height: max 87 mm, Width: max 37 mm, Length: max 98 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2016.157.1 Other numbers: H 110

Search terms: Lighting, Vessel, Lamp