Oil lamp, 5th century, Carthage, oil lamp, height 5.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 13.6 cm, A small, worn terracotta object in shades of reddish-brown and orange sits against a gray background; it has a rounded, boat-like body with a central raised vertical ridge forming a split peak, and a textured rim with a pattern of small indentations. The surface shows areas of lighter beige and pale gray weathering and deposits, with visible cracks and rough patches, and the underside displays smoother, slightly darker brown tones. Overall the piece appears aged with uneven coloration including reddish-brown, orange, beige, pale gray, and darker brown.
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Oil lamp, 5th century, Carthage, oil lamp, height 5.3 cm, width 8.7 cm, depth 13.6 cm, A small, worn terracotta object in shades of reddish-brown and orange sits against a gray background; it has a rounded, boat-like body with a central raised vertical ridge forming a split peak, and a textured rim with a pattern of small indentations. The surface shows areas of lighter beige and pale gray weathering and deposits, with visible cracks and rough patches, and the underside displays smoother, slightly darker brown tones. Overall the piece appears aged with uneven coloration including reddish-brown, orange, beige, pale gray, and darker brown.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A06_051

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Keywords

Oil lamp 5th century Carthage oil lamp height 5.3 cm width 8.7 cm depth 13.6 cm small worn terracotta object shades reddish-brown orange sits gray background rounded boat- body central raised vertical ridge forming split peak textured rim pattern small indentations surface areas lighter beige pale gray weathering deposits visible cracks rough patches underside displays smoother slightly darker brown tones piece aged uneven coloration orange beige pale gray darker brown.

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