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Lamp, Oil, E43.61

Physical Description

Mouldmade, circular lamp. Loeschcke Type VIII. Rounded nozzle. Flat shoulder decorated with grape vine and bunches, the branch of which forms the raised edge of the discus. Small flat discus decorated with a fish to the right; large off-centre fill hole below. Unpierced lug handle, with two incised lines on the front and one leading down to the base. Impressed point at junction of handle and base. Base-ring; double branch impressed.
Pink fabric 5YR 7/4; faint traces of red slip 2.5YR 5/8.
Intact; slip worn off.

Provenance

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Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 34 x 96.2 x 67mm

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