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Fragment of an oil lamp in the form of Beset

Fragment of an oil lamp in the form of Beset
© BA Antiquities Museum/C. Gerigk

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Fragment of an oil lamp in the form of Beset

Category:
Furniture and furnishing, lighting / heating equipment, oil lamps
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Lower Egypt, Alexandria, El Shatby, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Site
Material(s):
Man made material, pottery (terracotta)
Length:
9.7 cm
Hall:
Antiquities of the BA Site, showcase 10



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • François Queyrel and Ahmed Abd El-Fattah, “Sculptures de la Bibliotheca Alexandrina”, in Alexandrina 2, edited by Jean-Yves Empereur, Études alexandrines 6 (Cairo: Institut français d’archéologie orientale, 2002): 315-339.
  • Mona Serry, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Antiquities Museum, introduction by Ismail Serageldin (Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Antiquities Museum, 2015): 156, 324.
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