Oil lamp, 5th century, Carthage, oil lamp, height 5.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 13.6 cm, A single worn clay vessel in shades of reddish-brown with areas of lighter tan and grayish-white encrustation is shown against a neutral gray background; the vessel has an elongated, boat-like body with a rounded bottom and a raised rim with a decorative braided or rope-like ridge along the top edge, and a looped handle with a circular opening at one end that shares the same textured, weathered surface and coloration.
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Oil lamp, 5th century, Carthage, oil lamp, height 5.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 13.6 cm, A single worn clay vessel in shades of reddish-brown with areas of lighter tan and grayish-white encrustation is shown against a neutral gray background; the vessel has an elongated, boat-like body with a rounded bottom and a raised rim with a decorative braided or rope-like ridge along the top edge, and a looped handle with a circular opening at one end that shares the same textured, weathered surface and coloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_050

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Oil lamp 5th century Carthage oil lamp height 5.3 cm width 8.7 cm depth 13.6 cm single worn clay vessel shades reddish-brown areas lighter tan grayish-white encrustation shown neutral gray background vessel elongated boat- body rounded bottom raised rim decorative braided rope- ridge top edge looped handle circular opening shares textured weathered surface coloration.

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