Caption

Oil lamp, Reddish, fine-grained clay. Low lamp with broad arms slightly curled inward. Large oil opening, short burner with a large oval wick hole. Slightly concave base. Lustrous fir inside the lamp, on the arms, and on the burner. 5th century BC. Height 1.7 cm; width 9.6 cm., A low, rounded ceramic vessel with a short spout, showing worn and chipped surfaces; the body displays a mix of earthy tan and dark brown to black areas with patches where the outer layer has flaked away, revealing lighter tan beneath; the interior rim and basin show similar wear with mottled dark brown and tan tones; the piece rests on a light gray background and casts a soft shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_197

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.3Mb (1.9Mb) / 14.0in x 14.0in / 4195 x 4195 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp Reddish fine-grained clay Low lamp broad arms slightly curled inward Large oil opening short burner large oval wick hole Slightly concave base Lustrous fir inside lamp arms burner 5th century BC Height 1.7 cm width 9.6 cm low rounded ceramic vessel short spout showing worn chipped surfaces body displays mix earthy tan dark brown black areas patches outer layer flaked away revealing lighter tan beneath interior rim basin wear mottled dark brown tan tones piece rests light gray background casts soft shadow.