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Oil Lamp

1944.03.0089

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Artifact Identification Oil Lamp   (1944.03.0089)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Furnishings
    2. :
  2. Lighting Equipment
    3. :
  3. Lighting Devices
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Early Christian
Date 200 – 300 CE
Culture Egyptian, Coptic
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 12.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 7.9 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 4.6 cm
Weight 141 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes Cast--Press-Mold,

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

From Alexander to Augustus . Bohen, B. et al, University of Illinois, 1983. 1983P.0028.

Maguire, Eunice Dauterman, Henry Maguire and Maggie J. Duncan-Flowers. Art and Holy Powers in the Early Christian House. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1989.

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Eleanor Parry Collection of Lamps and Candles
Reproduction no

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