Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Rome

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0490
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Clay (unfired); Slip
Length: 12.1
Width: 10.3
Height: 3.8
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Reddish-buff micaceous clay with traces of red slip. Heart-shaped nozzle encroaches on rim. Plain rim. Scroll-shaped projection on either side. Three molded rings between rim and discus. Six palm branches in relief on discus radiating from central filling hole. Ring handle, three grooves on upper half. Broad base ring set off by grooves. Center of base broken out. Lamp badly worn.
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Rome
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

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Rome; Clay (unfired); Slip