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Production: Unknown
Biscuit fired, very light buff, stoneware oil lamp with cover
History note: Dug up at Kalong
Given by Edward P. Johnson
Height: 6.4 cm
Width: 5 cm
Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.
Method of acquisition: Given (1982-06-07) by Johnson, Edward P
15th-16th century
1499
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1599
Accession number: C.27 & A-1982
Primary reference Number: 73925
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Oil lamp" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/73925 Accessed: 2023-03-30 15:15:49
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University of Cambridge}}
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Accession Number: PD.28-1998
Accession Number: M.12-1997
Accession Number: 102
Accession Number: C.1892-1928
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