Tarentum / Paint / Clay (unfired) / Slip

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0232
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Paint; Clay (unfired); Slip
Length: 7.3
Width: 6.8
Height: 2.8
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Buff micaceous clay with traces of white slip painted dull red. Almost circular lamp has nozzle (added separately) extending very little beyond rim and wick-hole intruding on it. Sides slope up and out from small base and merge into almost flat rim which partially closes top. Horizontal handle lies flat across rim at back and is attached solidly to it. Flat base shows spiral made when detached from wheel.
Subjects: undecorated
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Tarentum
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 174 KB
Record: 0000.00.0232
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0232/0000_00_0232p01.tif

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