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Reference: G2 / Cat. No. R8.3080
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Period:
Greek
Origin:
Sicily
Date:
550 – 475 BC
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Description:
Body with inward-sloping shoulder and clear carination, central conical tube, short nozzle. Flat base.
Fabric:
Pinkish-buff clay, red-brown slip on shoulder and nozzle, black-brown slip in streaky bands on shoulder and inside top of tube.
Manufacture:
Wheel made.
Size (cm):
L. 10.3, W. 8.4, H. 2.4
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Notes:
Cf. BMC I, Q639-645; Mlasowsky, 7; Lyon-Caen, 2.
Central tube: see Broneer, Corinth, p.33; Thompson 1933, p.198; Howland, pp.24, 52-3; BMC I, p.14; Lyon-Caen, pp.18, 26; Bookidis & Pemberton 2015, p.104; Knell, 'The Genius of the Central Tube', Ancient Heritage 2020.
Comments:
The central raised cone helped in guiding a long wick inserted through the lamp's nozzle to coil neatly into place, while the corresponding cavity under the base provided an improved grip when carrying lamps that typically lacked a handle. Forming the cone as an open tube offered the options of hanging the lamp on a cord when not in use or perhaps mounting it on the tapered spike of a stand if desired.
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