Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Rome

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0681
Object Name: oil lamp with weapon motif
Lot: Meader, Cecil
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Ceramic; Glaze
Length: ;
Width: 6.7;
Height: 3.1;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;38g
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fine pale buff clay with worn brown glaze. Nozzle with triangular termination which is partly broken. Volutes at base do not encroach on rim. small slit shaped air hole in neck. Grooved rim. On discus two short swords alternate with two pairs of crossed greaves. No handle. Base ring set off by grooves. Part of discus and left side broken.
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Rome
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

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Rome; oil lamp with weapon motif; Ceramic; Glaze