Oil lamp, unknown Attic workshop; oil lamp, single-burner, lighting; scene: gallery/classical?; end of 4th century BC; Attica; weight 0.090 kg., A dark, rounded object with a smooth, worn surface and a glossy sheen, primarily black with areas of brownish wear and small patches of lighter tan showing through; it has a raised, curved handle at one end and a circular recessed basin near the center with visible concentric surface marks, and a smaller rounded opening at the opposite end with a slightly lighter interior; the background is a pale gray.
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Oil lamp, unknown Attic workshop; oil lamp, single-burner, lighting; scene: gallery/classical?; end of 4th century BC; Attica; weight 0.090 kg., A dark, rounded object with a smooth, worn surface and a glossy sheen, primarily black with areas of brownish wear and small patches of lighter tan showing through; it has a raised, curved handle at one end and a circular recessed basin near the center with visible concentric surface marks, and a smaller rounded opening at the opposite end with a slightly lighter interior; the background is a pale gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Oil lamp unknown Attic workshop oil lamp single-burner lighting scene gallery classical 4th century BC Attica weight 0.090 kg dark rounded object smooth worn surface glossy sheen primarily black areas brownish wear small patches lighter tan showing raised curved handle circular recessed basin near center visible concentric surface marks smaller rounded opening opposite slightly lighter interior background pale gray.

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