Oil lamp, unknown Gaulish workshop, repossession Frombork; Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, oil lamp, single-burner lamp, Roman lamp, Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke type IXb oil lamp. Lamp from a mold. Round vessel. Arms sloping outward, separated from the disc by a convex edge. Two bars arranged symmetrically on the arms. One vertically placed vice opposite the burner also from a mold, broken off. Concave, flat disc with one large centrally located olive hole. Medium-length wick channel, decorated with a groove in the center. Two small air ventilation holes at either end of the groove. Rounded end of the burner. Large wick hole. No charring. 1st century, Gaul, height 3.7 cm, width 10.9 cm, depth 7 cm, A rounded, irregularly shaped object with a rough, pitted surface rests against a plain background; its surface shows a mix of gray and brown tones with areas of darker gray and patches of lighter, sandy brown, and small spots of pale discoloration; the object has several protrusions and inden...
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Oil lamp, unknown Gaulish workshop, repossession Frombork; Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, oil lamp, single-burner lamp, Roman lamp, Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke type IXb oil lamp. Lamp from a mold. Round vessel. Arms sloping outward, separated from the disc by a convex edge. Two bars arranged symmetrically on the arms. One vertically placed vice opposite the burner also from a mold, broken off. Concave, flat disc with one large centrally located olive hole. Medium-length wick channel, decorated with a groove in the center. Two small air ventilation holes at either end of the groove. Rounded end of the burner. Large wick hole. No charring. 1st century, Gaul, height 3.7 cm, width 10.9 cm, depth 7 cm, A rounded, irregularly shaped object with a rough, pitted surface rests against a plain background; its surface shows a mix of gray and brown tones with areas of darker gray and patches of lighter, sandy brown, and small spots of pale discoloration; the object has several protrusions and indentations, an uneven rim, and a small hole on one side; overall the texture appears weathered and granular.

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Oil lamp unknown Gaulish workshop repossession Frombork Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship oil lamp single-burner lamp Roman lamp Buchi type IX-b = Loeschcke type IXb oil lamp Lamp mold Round vessel Arms sloping outward separated disc convex edge Two bars arranged symmetrically arms vertically placed vice opposite burner also broken off Concave flat disc large centrally located olive hole Medium-length wick channel decorated groove center Two small air ventilation holes Rounded burner Large wick hole No charring 1st century Gaul height 3.7 cm width 10.9 cm depth 7 cm rounded irregularly shaped object rough pitted surface rests plain background surface mix gray brown tones areas darker gray patches lighter sandy brown small spots pale discoloration several protrusions indentations uneven rim small hole side texture weathered granular.

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