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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Lamp

6th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lamp of pink earthenware with decoration moulded in relief. Oval plan and with a projecting handle. In the front two converging panels are leaf skeletons with a low channel between them containing spirals in relief. At the rear, panels are cross-hatched and with straight lines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with decoration moulded in relief
Brief description
Lamp of pink earthenware with decoration moulded in relief, possibly Syrian, found in Palestine, 6th century.
Physical description
Lamp of pink earthenware with decoration moulded in relief. Oval plan and with a projecting handle. In the front two converging panels are leaf skeletons with a low channel between them containing spirals in relief. At the rear, panels are cross-hatched and with straight lines.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.1cm
  • Length: 10.8cm
Credit line
Given by Lt. Col. Kenneth Dingwall
Object history
Found at Rishmed, Mount Carmel, Palestine.
Production
register
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.119-1919

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Record createdApril 2, 2009
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