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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Roman
Title:Lamp with lions
Date Made:27 BCE-476 CE
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware with red glaze
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/8 in x 3 1/4 in x 3 3/16 in; 2.9 cm x 8.3 cm x 8.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1910.2.C.B
Credit Line:Museum Purchase
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
buff clay, spout red and black (firing irregularities?), flared spout, discus with concentric circle and 2 lions, one with head of goat between front paws. 2 bow-shaped side protrusion, thumbprint on base of spount, minor losses

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; lighting; light; containers; vessels

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1910.2.C.B

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