Frog Style Terracotta Lamp with Extended Nozzle and Palm Frond Relief

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Frog Style Terracotta Lamp with Extended Nozzle and Palm Frond Relief

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine, dense clay with some inclusions. Munsell: 10 YR 7/2 light gray
height 3.5cm
length 7.7 cm
width 6.7 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #159, PSU 050 (78)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This grey molded lamp is of the frog variety. There is a distinct separation between the medium-width pierced nozzle and the ovoid body. The pierced fill hole is recessed and surrounded by the design, which consists of two palm fronds, one large bump at the posterior and two bumps on either side, flanking the fronds. Shape: Round-bodied lamp with flat bottom; slightly carinated profile; extended nozzle, rounded at end; central fill hole in concave discus. Decoration: Relief decoration on top consisting of palm frond design; one frond on either side of discus, terminating in small loops; between the ends of the fronds is a round relief projection; two smaller round projections are also on either side of the fronds; two ridges at juncture of nozzle and body; band of ladder pattern on axis of fill hole and wick hole. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; worn and encrusted.

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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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