Square Bronze Lamp with Cylindrical Neck
Square Bronze Lamp with Cylindrical Neck
cast bronze
height 5.5 cm
length 6.9 cm
holes 2.4 cm
Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #311, PSU 6619
Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission
Shape: Square shaped lamp with round ring base with central boss; four nozzles at corners of square, rounded at terminations; tall body rising as cylindrical neck; large fill hole; ledge rim at top with pair of vertical basket handles, one on either side. Decoration: Possible decoration: pairs of knobs flanking each nozzle. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Basically intact; hole in underside of one nozzle; top of one handle broken away; very corroded; encrusted; white patches; bronze disease on underside.