Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0200 | |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Phoenician | |
| Global Region | North Africa | |
| Country | Tunisia | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Site: Carthage | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 5th-2nd century BCE | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Mold-pressed, pear shaped closed oil lamp whose reservoir's sides flare out to midlevel shoulder, then curve inward sharply to small oval opening in center of top; Small pinched handle is located at widest end of lamp and rises above height of reservoir; Small round hole at tapered end of reservoir serves as wick channel; Top surface of reservoir is decorated with shallow incised lines encircling and radiating out from central opening; Lamp is natural orange color of clay. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Width = 5.8, Length = 9.1 | |