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Lamp: GR.6.2010

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Description

Black-slipped lamp with shallow, wheel-made body, no foot and angular band handle. Resting surface is reserved.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 5.9 cm
Height: 11 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Athens ⪼ Attica ⪼ Greece

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2010) by Zangwill, Shirley

Dating

Production date: about 450 BC : Cf BM Catalogue of Lamps I, Q45, for an Athenian version (but with a defined foot) and Q 662 and 664 for Sicilian examples. The clay of this example 'looks' Attic but the footless shape is not easily parallelled in Athens.

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.6.2010
Primary reference Number: 176656
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 11 May 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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