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lamp, oil

human history
  • Description

    lamp, oil. The object is a circular oil lamp with a concave discus and raised pronounced ridge. There is a filling hole in the centre with three air holes around it. There is a slightly raised rim around the filling hole. There are raised relief spiral designs on the outer edge of the oil chamber. The nozzle is flared out to points on either side of the wick hole.

  • Accession Number
    2005.85.1
  • Accession Date
    31 Aug 2005
  • Other Id

    2005.85.1 (accession number)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • lamp, oil, 2005.85.1, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 24 Jul 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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