Cocked-Hat Terracotta Lamp with Flat Base

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Cocked-Hat Terracotta Lamp with Flat Base

terracotta: wheelmade, fabric: medium with several inclusions. Munsell: 2.5 YR 6/6 light red
height 2.7 cm
length 7.9 cm
width 7.7 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #332, PSU 016 (28)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This lamp is of the cocked-hat variety, being of dish shape with a pinched rim. It was wheelmade and has a flattened bottom for stability. Shape: Shallow bowl with flat base; everted rim; pinched and folded to form spout. Decoration: None. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact except for small chip at rim; overall good.

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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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Image reproduced with permission from Portland State University Middle East Studies Center. The institutions that house the specific Medieval Portland objects ultimately hold the rights to their image and reproduction; the images are provided here as a courtesy by those institutions and are for non-profit, educational use only.