Rome / Lamp / Glaze / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0697
Object Name: Lamp
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Meader, Cecil
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Lamps
Full Artifact Description: Buff clay with reddish brown glaze. Nozzle end missing. Plain rim divides at base of nozzle and two ends in volutes which are also broken. Air hole in neck. Three grooved rings between rim and discus. On discus, head of Medusa facing front and beneath it are two dolphins with tails crossed. Ring handle, two grooves on upper half. Circular reverse set off by groove.
Cultures: Broneer, Type XXIV
Materials: Glaze; Clay (unfired)

Measurements

Width: 6.8
Height: 2.7

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Rome

Publications and Exhibitions

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 104 KB
Record: 0000.00.0697
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0697/0000_00_0697p02.tif

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Full citation: "Rome; Lamp; Glaze; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0697/0000_00_0697p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 09, 2024.