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Terracotta oil lamp

Terracotta oil lamp. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (3.8 x 8.3 cm). Wheel-made body, with applied long nozzle. Large central filling hole, surrounded by an inward-sloping narrow shoulder and a deep, incised circle; convex-curving side to cylindrical body and a single projecting knob at top edge of left side. Raised base ring and concave base. Red slip. Intact. Part of base ring pushed in before firing. Heavy, thick base.
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Title: Terracotta oil lamp
Caption: Terracotta oil lamp. Culture: Greek. Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (3.8 x 8.3 cm). Wheel-made body, with applied long nozzle. Large central filling hole, surrounded by an inward-sloping narrow shoulder and a deep, incised circle; convex-curving side to cylindrical body and a single projecting knob at top edge of left side. Raised base ring and concave base. Red slip. Intact. Part of base ring pushed in before firing. Heavy, thick base.
Technique/material: TERRACOTTA
Period: Hellenistic
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2458 × 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size: 20.8 × 20.8 cm | 967.7 × 967.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • HELLENISTIC • LAMPS • LIGHTING DEVICES • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTAS