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Greek Lamp

Greek Lamp

Greek

Wheelmade body with rounded, incurving sides, and broad filling hole. Band handle at rear slopes upward from the horizontal. Long, rounded nozzle with charring at tip. Low, string-cut base. Buff fabric with pebbly inclusions. Orange-brown slip. Heavily worn.

terracotta

Classical period

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