Rome / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0516
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Lamps
Full Artifact Description: Pinkish-buff clay; unglazed. Heart-shaped nozzle, end broken. Raised vine design, grapes and leaves on rim. Circular band set off by grooves between rim and discus. On discus, small pillar to left on which is ribbed cone-shaped object. On right is standing figure facing pillar, head and beak of bird, claw stretched toward altar, snake (?) about body, between figure and between two, probably blots out part of design. Ring handle, two grooves on upper half. Base ring set off by grooves. Double stamped circle above and below. Blackened about wick hole. Incised stamp “L. Cae (cilii) Sae (cularis)”.
Materials: Clay (unfired)

Measurements

Width: 8.0
Height: 2.6

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Rome

Publications and Exhibitions

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 1704 x 2272
File Size: 158 KB
Record: 0000.00.0516
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0516/0000_00_0516p03.tif

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