Ancient Egyptian lamp from Armant dated AD 200 – 395

Pottery lamp of buff ware. Closed lamp with central hole for filling and spout. Crude raised decoration around central hole and shallow incised lines around spout hole.

Ancient Egyptian lamp from Armant dated AD 200 – 395

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1933.36.6
  • Material: pottery
  • Period: Roman Period
  • Dated: AD 200 - 395
  • Object name: lamp
  • Dimensions: Length: 58mm , Width: 52mm , Depth: 31mm
  • Published references: Mond & Myers The Bucheum I p 91 III pl LXXXI fig 4 no 2 fig 6
  • Site: Armant
  • Latitude: 25.616667
  • Longitude: 32.533333