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1900.38.70

Pottery lamp of buff ware, painted cream, yellow and red. Three small cup shaped lamps sit atop a rectangular bridge supported by two arches and a flat middle stem, all of which are supported by a cylindrical pillar with circular expanded foot. The main decoration is chequerboard in red and is supplemented by chevrons and other geometric patterning. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/12/2016]

1900.38.70

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff ware, painted cream, yellow and red. Three small cup shaped lamps sit atop a rectangular bridge supported by two arches and a flat middle stem, all of which are supported by a cylindrical pillar with circular expanded foot. The main decoration is chequerboard in red and is supplemented by chevrons and other geometric patterning. [MOBB [OPS move] 16/12/2016]
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, Process Decorated, Process Painted, Process Handbuilt
Dimensions
Height: max 210 mm, Depth: max 73 mm, Length: max 163 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.38.70

Search terms: Pottery, Lighting, Lamp

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