Delphiniform Terracotta Lamp with Incised Lines

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Delphiniform Terracotta Lamp with Incised Lines

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine. Munsell: 7.5
height 2.7 cm
length 9.7 cm
width 5.6 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #286, PSU 101 (126)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This gray, delphiniform lamp has a long, flanged nozzle which bears little decoration. The circular body is decorated by incised lines radiating from the recessed fill hole. The pierced side projection is partially missing. Shape: Round bodied lamp w/ flat base set off by circular groove; carinated body profile; small concave discus with central fill hole; long extended nozzle, rounded at the end; flat ledge around wick hole; partially pierced side lug on right side (nozzle pointing up), now broken away. Decoration: Traces of red-brown slip.  Discus offset by circular groove, extending down nozzle axis forming recessed channel, flanked by volutes; radiating alternating grooves and ridges on shoulder. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Mostly intact; large chip from side lug; chips from wick hole; minor surface chips; burnt; worn.

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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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