Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Benevento

Object Identifier: 0000.00.2515
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Glaze; Clay (unfired)
Length: 8.2
Width: 6.4
Height: 6.95
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Fine, micaceous pinkish buff clay with brown-yellow glaze on front half of top. Short almost pointed nozzle, oblong wick hole. Flaring rim about top of body. Concave top merges into tall neck of wick hole, flares at top. Handle from body to almost top of neck. Plain, flat base shows spiral made when removed from wheel.
Subjects: undecorated
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Benevento
Countermark: no
Publication Title: Corinth, Vol IV, pt 2, Terracotta Lamps
Publication Author: Broneer, Oscar
Type Category: Artifact

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Benevento; Glaze; Clay (unfired)