Provincial Greek Lamp

Inv. No.: 66.007
Diameter: 61mm
Length: 83mm
 
Flat horizontal lip, with pronounced shoulder ridge. Cone projects slightly above the level of the rim, and is partly broken. Light orange clay.

Function:
Oil lamp

Decoration:
Black and brown paint on top, nozzle and cone. On a large area of the bottom of the lamp there is a thick, chalky paint, marked with the criss-cross impression of some coarsely woven textile.

Bibliography:

Comparanda:
ANU, inv. No. 66.14 (also ex-Woite)