Triangular Shaped Terracotta Lamp with Radiating Grooves
Triangular Shaped Terracotta Lamp with Radiating Grooves
2nd-1st c. BCE
terracotta, fabric: fine with some inclusions and mica. Munsell: 7.5 YR 5/3 brown
height 2.5 cm
length 7.6 cm
width 8.4 cm
Portland State University Middle East Studies Center
Bogue Lamp Collection, Lamp ID #302, PSU 090 (116)
Professor Anne Nicogorski, Willamette University, cited with permission
This tan lamp is molded in a triangular shape with three nozzles. It has a centrally pierced fill hole with radiating lines forming the only decoration. Shape: Triangular-shaped lamp with flat base; central fill hole; three long extended nozzles, slightly squared at ends (forming an equilateral triangle). Decoration: Radiating grooves around fill hole between nozzles. Inscriptions: None. Condition: Intact; minor chips around wick hole and body.