Lamp / Ceramic / Slip

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0254
Object Name: Lamp
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Ceramic; Slip
Design Style: Broneer, Type XXV
Length: 9.0
Width: 7.2
Height: 2.7
Weight: 56.7g
Inscribed: Yes
Full Artifact Description: Light buff clay with worn brown slip. Semi-circular nozzle extending part way across rim and ending in straight groove with small stamped circle on either side. Broad rim plain except for small stamped circles flanking base of handle. Rim separated from discus by band set off by circular grooves. On discus standing figure (slave) proceeding right holding large amphora before him. Filling-hole at extreme left of discus. Ring handle broken, two grooves on upper half. Circular groove about base. Stamp, indistinct incised letters.
Verbatim Provenance: Sicily, West?
Countermark: No
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.0254
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0254/dsc_5072.jpg

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Full citation: "Lamp; Ceramic; Slip." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0254/dsc_5072.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 14, 2024.