Almond Shaped Terracotta Lamp with Greek Cross Relief

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Almond Shaped Terracotta Lamp with Greek Cross Relief

Byzantine, 4th-6th century CE

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine with some inclusions. Munsell: 10 YR 7/4 YR very pale brown
height 3.1 cm
length 7.3 cm
width 5.0 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #193, PSU 34-913

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

Shape: Almond-shaped slipper lamp with circular ring base; rounded body profile; large central fill hole surrounded by raised lip; wick hole at pointed end of body surrounded by another raised lip. Decoration: Relief decoration on shoulder consisting of a band of widely spaced diagonal ridges around fill hole; Greek cross with V-shaped terminations on nozzle axis. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; minor chips; worn; slight traces of burning around wick hole.

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Portland State University Middle East Studies Center - Public Access
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Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
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Ceramics, Utilitarian Objects
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Lamp
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