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Oil lamp
Oil lamp
Datec. 332-30 BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 2 in. × 2 1/2 in. × 3 1/2 in. (5.1 × 6.4 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of William C. Winslow, Class of 1862
Object number1943.10
On view
DescriptionGlobular body; rim set off by groove; moderately long bridged spout, blackened from use. Low, spreading foot. Coarse red clay, wheel made. Body and foot chipped.

Additional Details

Oil lamp
Unknown artist
Date: 5th century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: INV.655
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Date: c. 250-400 CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: INV.654
Oil lamp
Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Terracotta with remnants of glaze
Object number: INV.657
Photograph by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: c. 750-600 BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.2
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Unknown artist
Date: date unknown
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: INV.656
Photograph by John Bentham.
Unknown artist
Date: c. 6th-8th century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.49
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Unknown artist
Date: 7th-9th century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.1
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Unknown artist
Date: 1st century BCE - 1st century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.8
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Unknown artist
Date: 2nd-3rd century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.14
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Unknown artist
Date: 1st-3rd century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.15
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Unknown artist
Date: 1st-3rd century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Object number: 2015.6.16