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Oil lamp decorated with a bird

Oil lamp decorated with a bird
© BA Antiquities Museum/C. Gerigk

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Oil lamp decorated with a bird

Category:
Furniture and furnishing, lighting / heating equipment, oil lamps
Date:
Graeco-Roman Period, Roman Period (31 BCE-395 CE)
Provenance:
Lower Egypt, Alexandria, El Shatby, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Site
Material(s):
Man made material, pottery (terracotta)
Height:
2.5 cm;
Length:
6 cm;
Width:
5 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
  • Zahi Hawass, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: The Archaeology Museum (Cairo: The Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2002): 60-61.
  • Mona Serry, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Antiquities Museum, introduction by Ismail Serageldin (Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Antiquities Museum, 2015): 156, 323.
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