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HM17

Reference: HM17 / Cat. No.

Period: Hellenistic / Roman

Origin: Egypt

Date: 100 BC – 200 AD

Description:
Miniature lamp.

Manufacture: Mould made.

Size (cm): L. 3.8, W. 2.9, H. 1.9

Notes:
Cf. Hayes, 198-9; Djuric, C39; BMC I, Q605 (part).


Comments:
Probably for votive use. It may have formed part of a larger object or have been inserted into a small shrine ("lamp house").





Last edited: 17-10-2009

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