Delphiniform Terracotta Lamp with Large Fill Hole

Description: 

Delphiniform Terracotta Lamp with Large Fill Hole

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine, reddish clay. Munsell: 2.5 YR 5/6 red
height 4 cm
length 10.8 cm
width 7.7 cm
hole 2 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #165, PSU 139 (161)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This red, delphiniform lamp has a large, recessed fill hole. The medium nozzle is unique in that the portion near the reservoir bulges. The side projection is partially pierced and the lamp is smooth and void of any decoration. The end of the nozzle is broken and a part of the rear of the lamp is chipped. Shape: Round-bodied lamp with ring base; slightly carinated body profile; large central fill hole within a recessed, flat discus; long, extended nozzle, rounded at the termination, bulging near body; partially pierced side lug. Decoration: Traces of dark (black?) slip. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; large chip at wick hole; other minor surface chips; surface worn.