Round Terracotta Lamp with Geometric Relief

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Round Terracotta Lamp with Geometric Relief

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: fine with some inclusions. Munsell: 2.5 YR 5/4 reddish brown
height 2.9 cm
length 7.8 cm
width 5.5 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #295, PSU 211 (131)

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

This circular lamp has a short, thick, pointed nozzle. The lamp is of tan clay but the top is covered by a gray material. The top is decorated around the recessed fill hole, but the decoration seems to be only geometric. The bottom bears a potter's mark. Decoration: Relief decoration on top consisting of three concentric grooves surrounding discus; radiating pattern of petals with ridges inside double squares on shoulder; series of V-shaped ridges and grooves on nozzle axis (stylized palmettes?). Shape: Round bodied lamp with flat base surrounded by a shallow groove; carinated body profile; small concave discus and central fill hole; extended nozzle rounded at tip. Inscriptions: Potter's mark on base (two palm fronds). Condition: Mostly complete; recomposed from three pieces; small gap in side wall; encrusted; worn; burnt 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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