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Greek Lamp

Greek Lamp

Greek

Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, curving walls, curved, inwardly sloping rim, and broad filling hole. Strap handle, angled just above the horizontal, preserved only at joins with body. Small, rounded nozzle is chipped at tip and retains extensive traces of charring. Slightly concave base is not delineated. Doughy appearance. Orange fabric with heavily worn slip ranging in color from dark brown to dark tan. Reconstructed from two large fragments.

terracotta

Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical

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