Accession No
1955.190 E
Description
A single spouted oil lamp of buff ware with a everted rim and rounded base; wheel-made. Sections of the rim have been reconstructed from sherds.
Place
Asia; West Asia; Palestine; West Bank; Jericho
Period
Middle Bronze Age II
Source
British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem [donor]; Kenyon, Kathleen [excavator]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1955.190 E; G73 44 [Excavation Register]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
144mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Tomb G73
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1955.190 A-F reads: 'Six buff ware lamps. Wheel made.
A: Blackened spout
C: Fragmentary
D: Fragmentary, coarse biscuit. Black spout
E: Single spouted oil lamp.
F: Fragmentary, surface corroded'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Field collection)
Jericho, excavated by Kathleen Kenyon, 1952-1958. See archive for field notebooks, distribution lists, etc. (BR6/3/1/1 – BR6/3/1/8).
Event Date 1952
Author: Annie Tomkins
Context (References)
Kenyon, K.M. (1960). Excavations at Jericho, Vol. I: The Tombs Excavated in 1952–1954. London: The British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
Event Date 1960
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
1955.190 E: Single spouted oil lamp. Part of it consists of sherds that have been glued back together.
Event Date 25/10/2001
Author: Annie Tomkins
Description (Physical description)
A single spouted oil lamp of buff ware with a everted rim and rounded base; wheel made. Sections of the rim have been reconstructed from sherds.
Event Date 1/8/2022
Author: Annie Tomkins
FM:299087
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