Caption

Black-finished lamp, unknown Attic workshop. Lamp made on a wheel. Circular, flattened vessel with curved vertical walls. Flat, circular base. Vertically attached, ribbon-like handle. Handles sloping downward, outward. Large oil hole disc missing. Medium-length burner, slightly upturned. Entire piece coated with black varnish engobe/firnis before firing. Attic clay. 425–400 BC, Myrmekion; Attica origin. Oil lamp; height 2.5 cm, width 5.6 cm, length 9.6 cm., A small rounded ceramic vessel with an integrated handle and spout, showing worn patches of black glaze over a tan clay body, with areas where the tan surface is exposed through the flaking black, all set against a neutral pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_110

License type

Rights managed

Available size

31.3Mb (1.3Mb) / 11.0in x 11.0in / 3305 x 3305 (300dpi)

Keywords

Black-finished lamp unknown Attic workshop Lamp wheel Circular flattened vessel curved vertical walls Flat circular base Vertically attached ribbon- handle Handles sloping downward outward Large oil hole disc missing Medium-length burner slightly upturned Entire piece coated black varnish engobe firnis firing Attic clay 425–400 Bc Myrmekion Attica origin Oil lamp height 2.5 cm width 5.6 cm length 9.6 cm small rounded ceramic vessel integrated handle spout showing worn patches black glaze tan clay body areas tan surface exposed flaking black set neutral pale gray background.