Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Rome; Fragment; Glaze; Clay (unfired)

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Object Identifier
0000.00.0656
Object Name
Fragment
Lot
Meader, Cecil
Collections
Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type
Lamps
Materials
Glaze
Clay (unfired)
Length
9.7
Height
2.4
Inscribed
no
Full Artifact Description
Buff micaceous clay with traces of brown glaze. Fragment of lamp. Heart shaped nozzle extending part way across rim. Wide undecorated rim separated from discus by band set off by grooves. On discus, winged Eros riding on a dolphin, right. Small air hole on discus at base of nozzle. Ring handle, two grooves on upper half, one on lower. Left under side of lamp and most of base missing but enough left to show base ring set off by grooves. Broken and mended. End of nozzle blackened. Lamp is much worn.
Verbatim Provenance
Italy
Verbatim Site
Rome
Countermark
no
Type Category
Artifact

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