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lamp, oil

human history
  • Description

    lamp, oil. The object is an oil lamp with a round oil chamber and very eroded slightly raised relief design. There is newspaper adhering to the top surface of the object. The wick hole is plugged and there is an oily sticky residue adhering to the surface around the wick hole and nozzle. The nozzle is also blackened and is incorporated into the body of the vessel. The fabric is a buff yellow brown.

  • Accession Number
    1981.179
  • Accession Date
    03 Jun 1981
  • Other Id

    49362.2 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1981.179, 49362.2, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 20 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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