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Lamp
Greek, East Greek
Archaic Period
early 5th century B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Naukratis, Cemetery
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number88.819
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionWheel-made lamp with a double-convex body adn a steep inward-sloping rim, similar to the Halicarnassus type. Low foot, short rounded nozzle. Pinkish clay; undecorated.
Condition: Broken and restored.
Condition: Broken and restored.
ProvenanceFrom Naukratis, Cemetery. 1886-7: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; December 22, 1887, presented to the MFA by the EEF. (Accession date: 1888).