Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Rome

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0667
Lot: Meader, Cecil
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Clay (unfired); Slip
Width: 7.9
Height: 3.0
Inscribed: yes
Full Artifact Description: Pinkish buff micaceous clay. Short nozzle extends across rim. end missing. Small stamped circle at either side of base of nozzle and handle. On each side of plain rim is a raised panel at cross axis of the lamp. Slightly raised band set off by grooves between rim and discus. Concentric circular grooves decorate discus. Ring handle, two grooves on upper half. Circular reverse set off by groove. Impressed stamp. Worn red slip. Blackened about wick hole.
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Rome
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

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Rome; Clay (unfired); Slip