Cylindrical Terracotta Lamp with Stamped Monogram

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Cylindrical Terracotta Lamp with Stamped Monogram

terracotta: wheel-made(?), fabric: fine. Munsell: 2.5 YR 6/6 light red
height 3.9 cm
length 7.5 cm
width 5.7 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #297, PSU 158 (180)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This red, fictile lamp is cylindrical with a pedestal base. It has a thick nozzle which is deep at the base. It has a pierced side projection. The pierced fill hole is recessed. The top of the nozzle bears a monogram which is the only decoration. Shape: Round-bodied lamp with ring base; cylindrical body with straight side walls; concave top with central fill hole; extended nozzle, rounded at end; pierced triangular side lug on right side. Decoration: Possible red slip on all surfaces. Inscriptions: Stamped monogram on top of nozzle within rectangle (delta eta mu eta) Condition: Intact; burning; minor chips.

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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.