Lamp

Title: Lamp
Inventory Number: A0276
Date Acquired: 1955
Source: Transferred from Thayer Collection.
Provenance: ?
From Date: 401
To Date: 600
Description: Slipper lamp w squarish upturned vertical lug handle decorated w three narrow, vertical relief bands. Carinated reservoir w flattened carination; large fill hole defined by three narrow concentric relief bands, from outermost of which extend over surface to carination narrow, relief bands; relief cross on nozzle w relief dot in each quadrant and oval relief band on nozzle encircling lower half. Irregularly flat base defined by relief annulus. Top surface & carination and handle front & handle front & back coated w red paint. Darkening around nozzle.
State of Preservation: Somewhat worn surfaces w light incrustation especially on nozzle half.
Height: 3.35 cm
Rim Diameter: 2.15 cm
Base Diameter: 3.0 cm
Length: 8.55 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Color: Clay body 7.5YR 7/4 (pink); paint 10R 6/6 (red).
Type: lamp
Material: fired clay