Lamp Item Number: Cg52 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
One-wick oil lamp made from fairly fine-grained buff clay with a reddish-brown slip. The body is circular as viewed from above, has a rounded shoulder, and walls that taper inwards to a flat base. The top centre is concave with a filling hole set slightly off-centre. There is a vertical pierced disc handle with two shallow incised grooves, the short, rounded nozzle is set off from the body by a faint transverse line, and the flat base is delineated by a faint circle with a trace of a plant impression in the middle.
History Of Use
Used for lighting.
Item History
- Made in United Kingdom and England between 50 and 300
- Owned by A. Geoffrey Woodhead
- Owned by Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics before June 1976
- Received from Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Donor) during June 1976
What
Who
- Culture
- Roman
- Previous Owner
- A. Geoffrey Woodhead and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics
- Received from
- Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- United Kingdom and England
When
- Creation Date
- between 50 and 300
- Ownership Date
- before June 1976
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0312/0001