Oil lamp
- Description
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This lamp was described by its collector as ‘Greek of 3rd. or 2nd. century B.C. with spout-shaped nozzle and lateral ears; rod and petal ornamentation in relief. 4.5 in. long. Light red. Found in SYRIA’. It was collected by Lieutenant Colonel Montague whose collection of over 800 classical archaeological objects is an important resource in the museum collections.
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/13
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Common Name
- oil lamp
- Simple Name
- lamp
- Full Name
- oil lamp
- Cultural Group
- Greek
- Period Classification
- Hellenistic - 336-146 BC
- Family Group
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- Material
- ceramic
- Collector / Excavator
- Montague, LAD
- Collection Country
- Syria
- Collection Area Region
- Western Asia (Middle East and Near East)
- Collection Continent
- Asia
