lamp

Object Number

SML2003

Name

lamp

Description

Complete lamp

with nozzle

body

and handle preserved. Decoration on the upper

convex surface of the body comprises of five scenes

each separated by three close incised lines. Four of them comprise of a Maltese-Star style cross

with four triangles set around a central point

and within each triangle is engraved a circle with a central dot. The scene closest to the nozzle instead depicts two palm leaves

with circles on either side of them. The inner

circular concave surface around the central hole has no decoration

but is bordered by a single protruding outer ring. Handle has one thick groove down its centre; no traces of charring at the bottom. White sediment coats much of the base

nozzle

and central hole; traces of red coating visible especially on the base. The level of the nozzle is slightly elevated compared to the body

with a rising slope. The contour of the nozzle is circular. Clay is a duller

brown/red colour.

Specimen Count

1

Preservation State

Complete

Collection Date From

1961

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

33

EMu IRN

164460