Oil Lamp

1900.38.0023

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Oil Lamp (1900.38.0023)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Furnishings : Lighting Equipment : Lighting Devices
Artist/Maker	Unknown
Geographic Location	Africa, North : Egypt : Nile Delta : Beheira Governorate : Kom Gi'eif ; Naukratis
Period	Late Ptolemaic, Roman
Date	30 BCE
Culture	Egyptian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	7.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	5.8 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	2.5 cm
Weight	42 g
Measuring Remarks	N/A
Materials	Ceramic--Terracotta
Manufacturing Processes	N/A

Research Remarks

Description	Under Review
Published Description	N/A
Bibliography	Divisions for region taken from: Baines & Málek 1980 Atlas of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Phaidon. James, T.G.H. Excavating in Egypt: The Egypt Exploration Society 1882-1982. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication	Egypt Exploration Society
Reproduction	no

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