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Greek Lamp

Greek Lamp

Greek

Wheelmade lamp with mid-volume, ovoid body. Walls flare outward at underside and curve up and around. Narrow, sunken rim surrounds medium-sized filling hole. Long nozzle with splayed ends. Vertical loop handle broken away just above join with lamp body. Low, concave base. Orange fabric with dark brown, semi-matt slip. Large chip to left of rim.

terracotta

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

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