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Reference: HM16 / Cat. No.
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Period:
Hellenistic / Roman
Origin:
Egypt
Date:
50 BC – 200 AD
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Description:
Traglampe (related to 'boot-shaped' type). Deep boat-shaped body raised on paw feet and surmounted by bust of Athena, wearing helmet and aegis, on l. of vertical suspension-handle.
Large wick-hole, no separate filling-hole. Vertical mould seam.
Fabric:
Reddish-brown clay.
Manufacture:
Mould made.
Size (cm):
L. 6.4, W. 4.3, H. 10.3
Condition:
Upper part of suspension-handle missing.
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Notes:
Cf. BMC III, Q1992; Chrzanovski, Ex Oriente Lux 2015, 98; Perdrizet 1921, pl. LIX; (type) Hayes, 192-5; Mlasowsky, 343, 345, 349; Petrie Museum, UC54146; (metal) BMC IV, Q3719.
Theme: see Smoláriková, Studia Hercynia 2016, pp.27-32.
Ex Arieh Klein Collection.
Comments:
The generic term 'Traglampe' refers here to a type of Egyptian lamp that could be carried or suspended by means of a rod, pierced extension or handle rising above its body. The body itself is commonly boat-shaped and its top, sometimes surmounted by a figure in high relief, is often partially left open at one end to form a large aperture for the wick.
This example features a bust of the Greek goddess Athena, associated with the Egyptian Neith and the Roman Minerva, and may have served as part of a household shrine.
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