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Lamp (fragment)
Greek, East Greek, Hellenistic Period, 2nd–1st century B.C.
Findspot: Assos (Behramkale), Troad, Anatolia (Turkey)
Length: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Terracotta
Classification: Tools & equipmentObject is currently not on viewMould-made lamp with a double-convex body and an upright pierced handle. The body and the nozzle are very sharply carinated. The filling-hole is flat, with raised rim round the filling-hole itself. A substantial collar is applied at the edge of the flat top. The nozzle is missing (if the lamp follows precisely the Ephesian type, the nozzle should be long and waisted, with a pointed end; it should be flat-topped and have a wide, flat, diamond-shaped area surrounding the wick-hole). The shoulder is decorated with triangular leaves in relief.
Condition: Grey clay; nozzle broken; incrusted. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonGift of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1884
Accession number: 84.110Provenance/Ownership History: From Assos (Behramkale, Turkey). 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.
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