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Greek Lamp

Greek Lamp

Greek

Wheelmade lamp with deep, ovoid body and thick walls. Narrow, concave, sloping rim. Medium-sized filling hole. Nozzle missing. Vertical loop handle broken away at join with body. Low, flat base with string marks. Buff fabric with matt black-brown slip, chipped or worn away in small patches over body. Heavily constructed.

terracotta

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

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