Oil lamp with a column

Oil lamp with a column

Oil lamp with a column

Date
End of 1st century BC – early 1st century AD
Dimensions
Height: 140mm
Width: 43mm
Medium
Terracotta, two-part mould
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Oil lamp in the shape of a column with a circular filling hole for pouring oil, pierced for suspension at the top. The form derives from Alexandria of the Hellenistic period, the 4th century BC.

Gallery

MAK-AS-1947_1C
MAK-AS-1947_2C
MAK-AS-1947_3C
MAK-AS-1947_4C
MAK-AS-1947_5C
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