Glaze / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0789
Lot: Stuart
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Glaze; Clay (unfired)
Length: 5.9
Width: 10.7
Height: 2.8
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Reddish micaceous clay with red to black glaze. Oblong multiple wick lamp has nine wick holes across the front. Broad plain rim. Triangular leaf extends from each corner of lamp. Three moldings descend to oblong discus which has very simple moulded vine design. Large filling hole at back. Handle at center back is broken with only strand starting from either side of top remaining, and handle has been restored as two twisted strands. Plain oblong reverse.
Verbatim Provenance: Asia Minor
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 161 KB
Record: 0000.00.0789
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0789/0000_00_0789p01.tif

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