Shallow Terracotta Lamp with Flared Rim and Pedestal Base

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Shallow Terracotta Lamp with Flared Rim and Pedestal Base

ca. 900-600 BCE

Iron Age

terracotta: mold-made, fabric: coarse, thick walls
height 5.9 cm
length 12.1 cm
width 12 cm

Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #277, PSU 34-910

 

Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission

Iron Age pottery oil lamp, 900-600 BCE. Shape: Shallow bowl with high disk (pedestal) base with concave profile; broad flaring rim; pinched at one side to form spout. Decoration: None. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; some burning at spout; some soil adhering to surface; minor chips along rim.

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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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