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Catalog Number CAS 0216-0077   CAS 0216-0077; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Campania, Salerno Province
County
Other Geographic Data City: Ravello
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Home lamp made of course pottery with white glaze coating; Shallow, flat-bottomed drip saucer has tall cylindrical central spire that supports shallow, bowl-shaped reservoir whose rim is pinched in two places to form wick spouts; Pair of widely looped handles are attached opposite each other at top and midsection of central support pedestal; Exterior surface is painted with wide yellow bands and narrower blue and brown lines and orange stippling.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.9, Max Diam = 13.0