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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-6995, described as Oil lamp, round, shallow bowl-shape.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3969, described as Oil lamp of basalt stone, suboval in outline with smooth sunken depression, smooth flat border, flat bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3960, described as Carved pumice, oval and scoop like; Museum's Catalog says "Lamp..." The stone was not used for that purpose; no remains of fat. This use is very unlikely because of the porosity of this pumice. But was probably used as skin dressing talc(?).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3970, described as Oil lamp of stone, tear drop shape in outline with smooth sunken depression, smooth flat border except for 7.6 cm area which has broken off (lost) flat bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3966, described as Oil lamp of stone, with rounded bottom, suboval shape with raised rim at each end to produce deeply carved hollow.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3973, described as Oil lamp of soapstone, rectangular shape with flat smooth border and smooth sunken depression, slight indentation in center.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-1260, described as Oil lamp of stone, oval, red pigment on sides. Made of basalt.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-1290, described as Oil lamp of soapstone, black, irregular shape, flat bottom.
Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3979, described as Oil lamp. Carved stone, rectangular, rounded at one end, pointed at the other; slanted outside; shaped like an open skin boat; high and sharp edges, flat bottom.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lamp, accession number 2-3974, described as Oil lamp of basalt stone, oval, black, flat bottom, upper border rounded.

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