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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Roman; Egyptian
Title:Lamp
Date Made:150-350 CE (Roman Period)
Type:Lighting Device
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware
Place Made:Africa; Asia; Egypt
Measurements:8.4 x 7.0 x 3.0 cm
Accession Number:  MH 12.X.A
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
teardrop-shaped lamp, brown clay with buff slip, ladder pattern between nozzle and central hole, discus with wheat-ear or ornamental line pattern, engraved circle and lump on other side of central hole, base with engraved wheat ear

Tags:
pottery; ancient; archaeology; lamps; light; lighting

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+12.X.A

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