Miniature Lamp on Stand

Item

Title
Miniature Lamp on Stand
Inventory Number
A0254
From Date
1
To Date
100
State of Preservation
Four-stepped base articulated on front & sides supporting tall rounded rectangular stand to which attached miniature lamp. On rounded front surface of lower 2/3 of stand in relief: pole, entwined w snake below, & flanked by two shields supporting set of armor & peaked helmet w squarish banners on pikes extending from behind shoulders; on upper 1/3 narrow raised band w short diagonal impressions above which recessed ?plain surface w 8 impressed dots, 4 in lozenge-configuration at center, one at each corner. Lamp w asymmetrically biconvex reservoir w horizontally perforated loop handle & short, broad rounded spout; one thick, one narrow raised edge around small concave discus; impressed ovolo pattern on shoulder. Coated w red paint.
Height
17 cm
Rim Diameter
4.4 cm
Length
6.15 cm
Width
4.9 cm
Color
Clay body 10R 5/8 (red); paint 10R 4/6 (red).
Type
lamp
Material
fired clay