Lozenge Shaped Terracotta Lamp with Triangular Nozzle

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Lozenge Shaped Terracotta Lamp with Triangular Nozzle

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine clay with some inclusions. Munsell 7.5 YR 4/2 brown
height 2.8 cm
length 8.4 cm
width 8.7 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #82, PSU 124 (147)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This well-worn brown lamp has a peculiar shape which resembles the body of a ray fish, being somewhat ovoid with a more pointed appearance in three places. The large recessed discus is centrally pierced and decorated with radiating petals. Shape: Lozenge-shaped lamp with short triangular nozzle; flat base surrounded by four concentric shallow grooves; central fill hole in broad concave discus. Decoration: Relief decoration on top consisting of radiating tongue pattern within outer edge of discus; possible floral motif on shoulders. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; surface very worn; minor chips; burning around nozzle.

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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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