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SHM 14305(a):0014 a :: lamp

Object description: Open lamp with pinched nozzle. In the middle of the bowl is a conical container for the wick, with two openings; one larger opening on top for refilling and a smaller one in the front where the wick has been drawn out. Handle from back of bowl to back of container. Flat base. Red-brown clay.

Data elements
References (1)

Inventory number

SHM 14305(a):0014 a

Serie nummer

23821

Object

lamp

Object, Swedish

lampa

Country - Findspot

Turkey : Asia

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Turkiet

Place - Findspot

Killis, Turkey.

Material

Terracotta; Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Terrakotta; Keramik

Acquisition

From the collection of T.J. Arne, collected in 1907.

Description

Open lamp with pinched nozzle. In the middle of the bowl is a conical container for the wick, with two openings; one larger opening on top for refilling and a smaller one in the front where the wick has been drawn out. Handle from back of bowl to back of container. Flat base. Red-brown clay.

Period

Hellenistic

Name - Acquired from

Arne, Ture J:son (1879-05-07 - 1965-08-02), archaeologist

Description: Ture Arne Johnson, born May 7, 1879 in Söderköping, died 2 August 1965, Swedish archaeologist.
PhD in Uppsala in 1914 with the thesis "La Suède et l'Orient, études sur les relations archéologiques de la Suède et de l'Orient pendant l'Age des Vikings". Arne's field of work was mainly the contacts between Scandinavia and the early Russia.
Source - http: collections.smvk.se
Source, Wikip. - is desc. by: sv.wikipedia.org
Source, Kulturnav - same as: kulturnav.org