Round Terracotta Lamp with Stylized Dolphin

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Round Terracotta Lamp with Stylized Dolphin

1st century BCE?

terracotta: mold-made, fine. Munsell: 7.5 YR 5/1 gray
height 2.7 cm
length 9.3 cm
width 5.7 cm
hole diameter 1 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #320, PSU XX3

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

Shape: Round bodied lamp with ring base set off by circular groove; slightly carinated body profile; small concave discus set off by circular groove with relatively large central fill hole; long, extended nozzle with rounded termination; flat ledge around wick hole; side lug partially pierced, stylized dolphin on top. Decoration: Lustrous black slip on all surfaces. Central rib on nozzle axis, flanked by ridges terminating in volute curls on shoulder. Inscription: None. Condition: Lots of surface chips, though basically intact.

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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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