Fayoum / conical lamp / Glass

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.5106
Object Name: conical lamp
Lot: Askren, David
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Glass
Length: ;
Width: ;
Height: 14.5;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;125 g
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Plain rim, w/”cutting out” (Harden, p. 17) just below rim. Convex sides taper down to pushed-in base. Base has conical kick extending up into vessel. Short cylinder attached to kick on inside probably held wick. Base has short, rounded flaring sides. Pontil mark. Bubbling throughout.
Subjects: undecorated
Verbatim Provenance: Egypt
Verbatim Site: Fayoum
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.5106
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.5106/dscn8085.jpg

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Full citation: "Fayoum; conical lamp; Glass." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.5106/dscn8085.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.