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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek
Title:Lamp
Date Made:Archaic Period; ca. 575-525 BCE
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Greece
Measurements:Overall: 3/4 in x 4 1/16 in x 3 3/8 in; 1.9 cm x 10.3 cm x 8.6 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1965.12.B.B
Credit Line:Gift of Miss Helen Eaton Cutler (Class of 1914)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The lamp is type II, Profile 10 (IV). It is wheel-made with the spout added after by hand. It is decorated with black paint on the rim, spout, and also the interior. An inscription on the underside reads: BB.12.1965.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1965.12.B.B

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