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1923.28.83

Pottery lamp of buff ware. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/11/2016]


1923.28.83

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Long description
Pottery lamp of buff ware. Square bowl shaped saucer lamp made by folding the sides of a flat bottomed circular dish up and trimming the edges to create four straight edges and four pointed wick lips, two of which are heavily blackened. [MOBB [OPS move] 23/11/2016]
Geographical reference
Anuradhapura
Person
Field collector Frederick John Richards
PRM source Frederick John Richards
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Pinched, Process Thrown, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions
Width: max 103 mm, Height: max 45 mm, Length: max 107 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.28.83 Other numbers: FM 10 [F M 10]

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Religion, Lamp