Mesopotamian oil lamp
Object No. A5652
Oil lamp, ceramic, wheelmade, maker unknown, Ur, Persian period, 540 BCE, excavated by Sir Charles Leonard Woolley, in Ur, Mesopotamia (Iraq), 1922-1934
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Summary
Physical Description
The lamp has a round body with plain sides, a slightly flared neck featuring a ridge at the bottom and an uneven base. The surface of the lamp is covered with a pale cream slip. It has two pieces missing from the rim and the end of the spout is broken. It shows evidence of being used, with burn marks at the end of the spout.
DIMENSIONS
Height
83 mm
Width
146 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
Probably Mesopotamia - found at Ur. The fabric of the lamp is lightweight, with several chaff marks on the surface. It is made of a medium/fine levigation featuring black inclusions. Colours: 10YR7/3; slip ca 2.5Y8/2 (Munsell colour system).
HISTORY
Notes
Provenance: Excavated at Ur, from Sir Charles Leonard Woolley's excavations, 1922-1934.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Source unknown, 1969
Acquisition Date
29 August 1969
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