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lamp, oil

human history
  • Description

    lamp, oil. The object is a ovoid oil lamp with a incorporated nozzle. There is a medium sized filling hole and a large wick hole with a slightly flared lip. The discus is slightly elongated and joins through to the nozzle. The lamp has a vertical loop handle. There is a faint Maltese cross in relief design on the discus bordered by a pattern of spots. The fabric is a terracotta with small crazed lines.

  • Accession Number
    1947.49
  • Accession Date
    1947
  • Other Id

    28706 (ethnology)

    E 43.54 (Otago Museum)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 1947.49, 28706, E 43.54, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 19 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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