Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0187 | |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Rome | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 3rd century CE | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Mold-pressed oil lamp with short cylindrical oil reservoir with flat, closed top with wide, central opening for filling reservoir; Wide but short wick spout with flat top extends out from side of reservoir; Top of reservoir is encircled by two shallow incised concentric circles; Exterior of lamp is slipped brick red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Width = 5.7, Length = 8.5 | |