Reverse Delphiniform Lamp with Ring

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Reverse Delphiniform Lamp with Ring

2nd century BCE

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine with some inclusions. Munsell: 5 YR 6/6 reddish yellow
height 3 cm
length 8.9 cm
width 5.2 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #189, PSU 172 (190)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This tan lamp is covered by a red-orange slip on the top and is of a reverse delphiniform style, having the side projection on the right instead of the left. The nozzle is long and fused gently with the ovoid body. There is no decoration save the ring around the large fill hole. Shape: Round bodied lamp with slightly concave disk base set off by a circular groove; rounded body profile; large central fill hole within narrow concave discus, set off by a groove; long extended nozzle, rounded at end, broad at juncture with body; triangular side lug, concave on top, located on left side (nozzle pointing up). Decoration: Reddish slip (2.5 YR 5/6 red) mainly on top, dribbling down sides, not on bottom. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; some minor surface chips; worn; 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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