Caption

Oil lamp, unknown Attic workshop. Wheel-made lamp with a globular, slightly squat container. Raised, round base, slightly concave unglazed. Downward-sloping arms bounded by a distinct shaft and groove. Large oil opening. Long, flat burner. Ribbon-shaped vice, placed almost horizontally. Black/dark brown firnis on the surface outside the base. 360–300 BC. Attica. Vessel; length 13.3 cm, width 7.2 cm, height 4 cm., An overhead view of an aged oil lamp with a rounded body, a broad circular opening at its center, a curved handle on one side, and a narrow spout on the opposite side; the surface shows peeling layered paint and wear with visible areas of beige, tan, brown, black, and gray, and the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_110

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17.2Mb (573.3Kb) / 10.0in x 6.7in / 3008 x 2000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Oil lamp unknown Attic workshop Wheel- lamp globular slightly squat container Raised round base slightly concave unglazed Downward-sloping arms bounded distinct shaft groove Large oil opening Long flat burner Ribbon-shaped vice placed almost horizontally Black dark brown firnis surface outside base 360–300 Bc Attica Vessel length 13.3 cm width 7.2 cm height 4 cm overhead view aged oil lamp rounded body broad circular opening center curved handle side narrow spout opposite side surface peeling layered paint wear visible areas beige tan brown black gray background uniform light gray.