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lamp, oil

human history
  • Description

    lamp, oil. The object is an oil lamp with a circular oil chamber. There are two medium sized holes in the discus- one for filling and the other for air. The nozzle is medium length with a very large wick hole. The handle is vertical and is attached to the shoulder. The handle is decorated with a scroll like design and the discus is concave with no design. The base of the lamp is broken and there are silty deposits adhering to it. The fabric is a buff clay with no glaze.

  • Place
    Italy
  • Accession Number
    1930.362
  • Accession Date
    1930
  • Other Id

    13782 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1930.362, 13782, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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