Accession No
1934.1029 B
Description
Small late Punic lamp. Two open pinched corners at one end, creating two wick-rests and three straight sides to make a square shape, with the rim folded in semicircular shape; the opposite side is rounded, the outer rim is slightly bevelled downwards. The sides are flared outwards; with circular base. Buff orange fabric with small inclusions, blackened rim at wick-rests; faint wheel marks on base.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Malta
Period
Classical
Source
Rogers, George Frederick (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1934.1029 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Musbieħ
Measurements
61mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Handwritten note with object reads: 'typically phoenician'.
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Typed catalogue card for 1934.1029 A-C reads: '3 pottery lamps, Punic type. Stylized; rather late.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card 1 for 1934.1029 A-C reads: 'Three lamps - pottery.' A handwritten description is pasted on the card reads: 'Phoenician type of lamps. Stylised - rather late'.
Event Date 1934
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Small late Punic lamp. Two open pinched corners at one end, creating two wick-rests and three straight sides to make a square shape, with the rim folded in semicircular shape; the opposite side is rounded, the outer rim is slightly bevelled downwards. The sides are flared outwards; with circular base. Buff orange fabric with small inclusions, faint wheel marks on base.
Event Date 22/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:311050
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