Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Rome; oil lamp fragment; Ceramic; Glaze

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Object Identifier
0000.00.0541
Object Name
oil lamp fragment
Lot
Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections
Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type
Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Glaze
Weight
61g
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Pale buff clay with mottled brown glaze, worn especially on top. Broken top and adjoining sides of lamp. Nozzle missing. Plain rim missing on left. Raised panel at cross axis of lamp at side. Circular groove between rim and discus. Triumphal chariot, a quadriga, on discus, moving to right. Latticed sides of chariot are built high and has canopy. Ring handle, two grooves on upper half. Base missing but was set off by groove. Fragment in two pieces but mended.
Verbatim Provenance
Italy
Verbatim Site
Rome
Countermark
no
Type Category
Artifact

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