Accession No
1934.1032 C
Description
Small musbieħ, a pottery oil lamp. Bowl-shaped form with wide opening, one blackened corner is pinched for a wick-rest with rounded finger-impressed shape visible. Simple rim; flared sides, and circular, uneven base.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Malta
Period
?Classical Late
Source
Rogers, George Frederick (Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1934.1032 C
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Musbieħ
Measurements
43mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1934.1032 A-C: 'Three pottery lamps for one wick. Late Maltese lamps of Jewish type. Not found in tombs'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1934.1032 A-C: 'Found two marked A, one marked C.'
Event Date 18/10/2000
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Small musbieħ, a pottery oil lamp. Bowl-shaped form with wide opening, one blackened corner is pinched for a wick-rest with rounded finger-impressed shape visible. Simple rim; flared sides, and circular, uneven base.
Event Date 22/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:311107
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