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1931.38.16

Black pottery lamp in the shape of a bird. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/12/2016]

1931.38.16

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Collection type
Object
Description
Black pottery lamp in the shape of a bird. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/12/2016]
Long description
Black pottery lamp in the shape of a bird. The lamp vessel is a circular saucer lamp with rounded sides and flat bottom. A projecting neck has an open beak at the end, through which a woven textile wick has been threaded; the excess wick is curled into the open lamp saucer. Two wings and a forked tail have been attached to the rim of the vessel. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/12/2016]
Geographical reference
Asia
Asia
Person
Field collector John Henry Hutton
PRM source John Henry Hutton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1931
Date collected
By 1931
Acquisition information
Donated: 1931
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Textile, Process Handbuilt, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 120 mm, Height: max 32 mm, Width: max 70 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1931.38.16 Other numbers: X 70

Search terms: Lighting, Pottery, Figure, Lamp, Bird Figure

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