Terracotta lamps from Egypt
Object No. 75A
Lamps (3), terracotta, maker unknown, Egypt,160-30BC
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Summary
Physical Description
Three terracotta lamps. One lamp is a mould made earthenware oil lamp with a dolphin shaped handle. The other is a small white-slipped earthenware oil lamp featuring a leaf pattern.
HISTORY
Notes
According to original record these lamps were used by the Copts in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 1st-2nd century CE. The lamps were part of the Stuart Kay Collection.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Presented to the New South Wales Collection of Applied Art by Dr Stuart Kay, 1927
Acquisition Date
1 February 1927
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