Lamp

MS5836

From: Tunisia | Tebessa

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5836
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Tunisia | Tebessa
Period Roman Period
Date Made 1st century
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Mould Made
Iconography Erotic Scene | Man | Woman | Bed
Description

Intact save for part of rim of wick-hole. mold-made. Bottom flat, encircled by 3 concentric circles. Pinch handle pierced horizontally. Discus: erotic symplegma, male standing, partner bent forward leaning on bed (?).

Length 10.8 cm
Outside Diameter 7.6 cm
Other Number 217 - Other Number

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