Accession No
1927.349 B
Description
Pottery lamp in a circular shape with pointed spout. Rounded base with sharp shoulder and shallow, slightly everted walls and rim; possibly heat spalling. Reconstructed from sherds.
Place
Africa; East Africa; Tanzania; Zanzibar; Pemba Island
Period
Source
Matola, Leslie [field collector]; Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.349 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
165mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Label adhered inside lamp: 'Pemba Island / Zanzibar, 1914. / From Leslie Matola, UMCA.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Context (Display)
Display label found with lamps: 'Three lamps from Pemba Island, Zanzibar, East Africa.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1927.349 A-C: 'Three small earthenware vessels. Lamps.'
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Pottery lamp in a circular shape with pointed spout. Rounded base with sharp shoulder and shallow, slightly everted walls and rim; possibly heat spalling. Reconstructed from sherds.
Event Date 4/4/2022
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:296080
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