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Ceremonial lamp
Early Aegean, Minoan
Bronze Age, Middle Minoan III - Late Minoan I
Medium/Technique
Chlorite (Peter Warren: letter from Christine Lilyquist, March 24, 1995)
Dimensions
9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. T. James Bowlker
Accession Number09.590
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionCeremonial lamp. Soft gray soapstone. A circular basin with broad, flat rim, in which are two wick-sockets. Two lug-handles project downward from the rim.
ProvenanceSent by the Cretan Museum in return for donor's contribution; from Mochlos.