Oil lamp

Description

This lamp was described by its collector as ‘Greek Delphiniform, probably of the 3rd. century B.C. Light brown with red glaze; longish spreading nozzle with square end, annular handle with two grooves; band of contiguous globules around discus with central filling-hole, and another band of globules partly around the bottom. 4.8 in. by 2.9 in. Variety of Form 51. From excavations at Rome.’ 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.

5/1946/17

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



Material

ceramic

Collector / Excavator

Montague, LAD

Collection Town

Rome

Collection Country

Italy

Collection Area Region

Southern Europe

Collection Continent

Europe