Pottery lamp of red ware painted in red, black and yellow. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pottery lamp of red ware painted in red, black and yellow. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/12/2016]
Long description: Pottery lamp of red ware painted in red, black and yellow. Three ovoid lamps with projecting pointed wick lips, one with textile wick still in situ. Two of the lamps have open, expanding filling hole rims. The third, in the middle, is covered with a rounded conical top. These three lamps are set atop a wide, flat, horizontal bridge with three legs creating two arches over a shallow circular dish. The pedestal upon which this is set is hollow and has an expanded foot with cylindrical neck and globular body. There is a circular perforation in the centre of the globe. At the back is a handle attaching the bridge to the globe. The entirety is decorated with red bands and red and black geometric designs and cross hatching on a yellow background. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/12/2016]
Geographical reference: Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Cultural groups: Kabyle Berber
Person: Field collector David Randall MacIver; PRM source David Randall MacIver
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1900
Date collected: By 1900
Acquisition information: Donated: 1900
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Material Textile, Process Decorated, Process Painted, Process Thrown, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions: Width: max 210 mm, Height: max 393 mm, Length: max 185 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1900.38.38 Other numbers: RA 12 [R A 12] RA 15 [R A 15]

Search terms: Pottery, Lighting, Lamp

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