Accession No
1924.877 B
Description
A closed ceramic lamp of buff coloured fabric with an oval shaped body that tapers to the nozzle. It has central oil hole, wick hole at one end, and a small lug handle at the other. It is decorated with raised geometric patterns. The pottery is blackened around the wick hole.
Place
Asia; West Asia; ?Palestine; ?Israel
Period
Arab
Source
Department of Antiquities, Jerusalem [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.877 B; L.242 [Dept. of Antiquities No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
95mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1924.877 A-B: 'Two ovoid pottery lamps decorated with linear ornament, raised bosses, etc'
Event Date 1924
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Purchased from the Department of Antiquities, Jerusalem in 1924, see typescript list and correspondence (Doc.539).
Event Date 1924
Author: Emily Shorter
Description (Physical description)
A closed ceramic lamp of buff coloured fabric with an oval shaped body that tapers to the nozzle. It has central oil hole, wick hole at one end, and a small lug handle at the other. It is decorated with raised geometric patterns. The pottery is blackened around the wick hole.
Event Date 18/9/2023
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:304234
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