Carthage / lamp / Ceramic / Glaze

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0167
Object Name: lamp
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Lamps
Full Artifact Description: Reddish clay with red glaze. Long nozzle with triangular terminatinn(sic). Double concave body. Broad rim with relief decoration, alternating rosette and spiral. Moulding about central filling hole. On broken standard. No handle but projection on left side which is broken. Made in mould.; Gazda: Lamp with wick. Clay, fiber.
Materials: Ceramic; Glaze
Design Style: Broneer, Type XVIII (?)

Measurements

Weight: 35 g lamp; 1 g bag
Length: 7.9
Width: 4.6
Measurement Notes: lamp: 7.9 cm L, 4.7 cm W, 4 cm H; wick: 3.7 cm L in bag

Date

Date: mid - 1st C BC

Provenance

Provenance: Tunisia
Site: Carthage

Publications and Exhibitions

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.0167
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0167/dscn5494.jpg

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Full citation: "Carthage; lamp; Ceramic; Glaze." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0167/dscn5494.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 10, 2024.