Accession No
1924.873 B
Description
Small pottery lamp of buff to yellow fabric. Circular body with a pedestal base and a tapering nozzle; central oil hole surrounded by a raised, bevelled rim; sides of lamp are vertical with angular shoulders; blackening around wick hole.
Place
Asia; West Asia; ?Palestine; ?Israel
Period
Hellenistic
Source
Department of Antiquities, Jerusalem
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1924.873 B; L.501 [Dept. of Antiquities No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
80mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'L.501'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1924.873 A-B: 'Two lamps with long narrow spouts, one decorated with incised lines and scroll pattern'
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: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Small pottery lamp of buff to yellow fabric. Circular body with a pedestal base and a tapering nozzle; central oil hole surrounded by a raised, bevelled rim; sides of lamp are vertical with angular shoulders; blackening around wick hole.
Event Date 21/9/2023
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:304287
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