Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Rome

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0504
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Clay (unfired); Slip
Length: 9.5
Width: 8.0
Height: 2.6
Inscribed: yes
Full Artifact Description: Buff clay with worn red slip. Heart-shaped nozzle extends part way across rim. Wreath tied at intervals on rim. Raised band between rim and discus. Filling hole on right of discus, air hole at base of nozzle, dim standing figure in center, drapery falls over raised right arm. Molded ring handle, two grooves on both upper and lower half. Base ring set off by grooves within which is incised stamp, letters illegible. End of nozzle blackened.
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Rome
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

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Rome; Clay (unfired); Slip