Object Number: Fa3884

Collection: World Archaeology

Object Name: lamp (fake)

Description: Dark red-brown clay oil lamp with a solid lug handle. It has a circular body leading out into an elongated, channelled nozzle. The nozzle is pierced at the end with a large oval wick-hole. The discus is pierced with two small filling-holes, and is decorated with the image of a bird seated atop a triangular-shaped tree. There is a repeated floral design on the shoulder, carved in low relief.

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