Oil lamp

Museum number:
5-14503
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
Oil lamp, pottery. Squat bulbous body. Low tapering filling mouth, short horizontal wick spout lug handle. Overall “celadon” glaze. Shows signs of over-firing. Height 4 cm. Length 9.5 cm.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt
Materials:
Celadon (glaze) and Ceramic (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Oil lamps
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Oil lamp, accession number 5-14503, described as Oil lamp, pottery. Squat bulbous body. Low tapering filling mouth, short horizontal wick spout lug handle. Overall “celadon” glaze. Shows signs of over-firing. Height 4 cm. Length 9.5 cm.

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