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Terracotta oil lamp (Object ID: D37)

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oil lamps
Local ID:
D37

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Abstract:
Large terracotta lamp made of thick, heavy cream colored clay. Nozzle is missing. Teardrop shaped with triangular (or conical) handle. Curvy design on top and ridges from filling hole to wick hole. Wide track from rim to spout which appears used due to visible charring residue. Circular vine motif around upper half which appears not to follow the shape of the lamp itself in favor of a circular pattern.

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"Terracotta oil lamp (Object ID: D37) " Joukowsky Institute Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:nev4sbt9/

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    Joukowsky Institute Collection

    The Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World possesses a collection of more than 2,000 artifacts, ranging in date from the Neolithic to the modern day, and generally Mediterranean in origin. The collection encompasses a wide variety of items …
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