Rome / Glaze / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0537
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Lamps
Full Artifact Description: Gray micaceous clay with worn black glaze. Large “Ephesus” type lamp. End of long nozzle missing. Three molded lines of neck end in volute at either side of base. Floral design (?) on either sloping side of nozzle. Double concave body. Raised design on either side of rim, beginning from base of nozzle, bucranium, three sections of ovule pattern, then row of double spirals. Raised rim about plain center with large filing hole. Broad band handle broken, was added separately and covered part of rim design. Raised base.
Materials: Glaze; Clay (unfired)
Design Style: Ephesus Type

Measurements

Width: 9.3
Height: 4.7

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: 162 KB
Record: 0000.00.0537
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0537/0000_00_0537p01.tif

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