Oval lamp with printed eggs

Oval lamp with printed eggs

Origin

Nikopoli, Preveza

Period

Early 2nd century AD

Material

Clay

Description

Solid unpainted lamp with oval body and printed eggs on the shoulder. The disc (the upper surface) of the lamp is surrounded by a thin plastic film and is unadorned. The shoulder (the transition from the disc to the vertical walls) is oval and decorated with egg prints. In the filler hole (for injecting the oil) the iron needle is kept for arranging the wick. Two spirals adorn the wide part of the wick (exit of the wick), while its blackened triangular end indicates the use of the lamp. In the center of the base, the letters M and A are engraved on either side of a printed circle. Printed decorative circles are also present, on either side of the pickguard, on either side of the shoulder handle, and one at the bottom of the handle.

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