lamp

Object Number

SML1996

Name

lamp

Description

Complete lamp

with nozzle

body

and handle preserved. The upper surface of the lamp body is entirely concave (not a convex surface

as above)

which is bordered by three thin incised concentric circles on the outermost edge

within which there is

taking up the main part of the concave area

a relief of an erotic scene between an up-right woman in three-quarter profile (hair in bun

breasts visible

right hand on thigh) and a reclining man on a bed

with a clump of bedsheets behind them. The central hole here is slightly less central and closer to the nozzle than the previous specimen

to allow more room for the relief. Handle has one thick groove down its centre and its arc is more circular than the others; traces of charring on the base of the lamp. One original piece

no glue used. The nozzle is more straight/horizontal compared to the body of the lamp

not sloping upwards as the previous specimen (which also have an elevated ring around the nozzle hole too). The contour of the nozzle also curves outwards in a different manner

before joining back together in a semicircle (cf. the circular nozzles of the first five specimen). The base of the lamp has some black melted sections and sediment.

Specimen Count

1

Preservation State

Complete

Collection Date From

1961

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

12

EMu IRN

164453