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A Ptolemaic Miniature Lamp
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Also known as dolphin lamp, mould-made, dark black smooth clay, undecorated double convex body, a tiny lug at the right side of the shoulder, a concave discus encircled by a raised groove and a tiny central filling hole, with a long cylindrical splayed nozzle offset by two semi volutes, the underside with a raised circular base.

Provenance:
English Art Market
Condition:
Intact
References:
Ancient Lamps from the Mediterranean, The Anawati Collection, Vol 1.
Category:
Egyptian
Period:
Ptolemaic
Date:
c. 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Material:
Terra Cotta
Length:
1 3/4" (4.4cm)
Display Stand:
No