Lamp Finial

Title: Lamp Finial
Inventory Number: A0272
Date Acquired: 1909
Source: Magoffin
Provenance: Italy
From Date: 1
To Date: 100
Description: Fat leaf-shaped finial with two deep incised lines from base to tip attached to horizontally perforated, vertical loop handle. On back on either side of handle relief potter's marks: V and reverse P. Coated all over w dark paint, which owing to position in kiln, what looks like dark dot in center of one half of front surface in area mottled light in firing.
State of Preservation: Finial and handle only; paint worn.
Height: 7.4 cm
Width: 3.82 cm
Color: Clay body ca 10YR 7/3 (very pale brown); paint mottled 5YR 6/8 (reddish yellow) to 5YR 4/1 (dark gray).
Type: lamp
Material: fired clay