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Lamp with the Greek inscription C???? ??? ????? May he be my saviour; crosses at the beginning and end of the inscription. On the disc four Greek letters alpha arranged in the sign of the cross. Unknown Aswan workshop; 5th/6th century AD dating revised to 6th–7th century. The lamp's container is partly wheel-turned. The burner is very short and small. A small, band-type vise. The arms around the olive hole feature a beaded ornament enclosed in two circles. Below it is a convex imprinted inscription: Jesus, my savior. At its beginning and end are equal-armed crosses. The disk bears four convex letters Alpha arranged in the shape of a cross. The lamp's front surface is charred, and the underside is stained with oil. Found in Edfu; oil lamp; height 4.4 cm, width 7.6 cm, depth 6.8 cm., A small rounded clay object in shades of reddish-brown and dark brown rests on a light gray surface against a pale gray background; it has a curled handle-like protrusion on one side and a central circular depression on top surrounded by raised decorative ridges and rounded nodules, with areas of darker discoloration and surface roughness, and a few worn, raised shapes along the curved side.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_150

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Keywords

Lamp Greek inscription C my saviour crosses disc four Greek letters alpha arranged sign cross Unknown Aswan workshop 5th 6th century AD dating revised 6th–7th century lamp's container partly wheel-turned burner short small band-type vise arms olive hole feature beaded ornament enclosed two circles convex imprinted Jesus my savior equal-armed crosses disk bears four convex letters Alpha arranged shape lamp's front surface charred underside stained oil Edfu oil lamp height 4.4 cm width 7.6 cm depth 6.8 cm rounded clay object shades reddish-brown dark brown rests light gray surface pale gray background curled handle- protrusion side central circular depression top surrounded raised decorative ridges rounded nodules areas darker discoloration surface roughness worn raised shapes curved side.