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Lamp

Lamp

Greek

Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, incurving walls, curved rim, and large filling hole. Band handle at rear slopes slightly upward from the horizontal. Short, rounded, bridged nozzle. Low, flat, broad base. Pale orange, well-levigated fabric with glossy, black slip, on interior and exterior. Slip is chipped in large patches on body. Base is self- or unslipped.

Terracotta

Classical period

Lighting Devices