Round Terracotta Lamp with Face Relief on Handle

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Round Terracotta Lamp with Face Relief on Handle

terracotta: mold-made
height 2.9 cm
length 8.9 cm
width 5.8 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #48, PSU 007bis (15)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This fictile lamp has a nozzle in the form of a Zeus-like face. It has a projection on one edge of the rim and a portion of the reservoir wall is missing. Shape: Round bodied lamp w/ ring base; extended triangular nozzle with rounded termination; one extant triangular lug on side; central fill hole surrounded by two concentric plain ridges and a third outer zig-zag ridge; four radiating ribs on lug handle. Decoration: Relief frontal face of a satyr extending from body to tip of nozzle; bearded, large eyebrows, pupils of eyes marked w/ small indentation; wears wreath of ivy leaves; horns on top of head.  Dark brown slip on top; drips around sides; mostly unslipped on bottom.
Inscriptions: None. Condition: 3/4 complete w/ large piece missing from side of body and another large chip on edge of fill hole; burning around nozzle; some encrustation.

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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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