Accession No
MN0241.16
Description
Ceramic oil lamp. A small dish supported on a central column, which stands in a shallower, wider dish at the base. The whole is fired and glazed, painted with blue and orange stripes on a pale lilac ground. The raised dish is pinched into four rounded projections and there are two narrow handles to the sides of the lamp.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Sicily
Period
20th century
Source
Poignant, Roslyn [bequeather]; Poignant, Axel [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
MN0241.16
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic (fired); Ceramic (Glazed)
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description ()
Event Date
Author: rachel hand
Description (Physical description)
Ceramic oil lamp. A small dish supported on a central column, which stands in a shallower, wider dish at the base. The whole is fired and glazed, painted with blue and orange stripes on a pale lilac ground. The raised dish is pinched into four rounded projections and there are two narrow handles to the sides of the lamp.
Event Date 31/3/2022
Author: rachel hand
Context (Acquisition Details)
Poignant donation description notes: 'Clay oil lamp, Sicily, Purchased Sicily 1957-1958'.
Event Date 31/3/2022
Author: rachel hand
FM:296054
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