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Wheel-made with edge pinched in to form a narrow wick rest; broad, horizontal rim, with beveled lip; open, slightly concave body, with tubular projection at center; deep, hollow (?) body, tapering downward; applied, rough base ring, and flat base.
Complete, except for one large chip in rim at left. The tubular projection extends down into body but not through base.
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Title: Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp
Period: Cypro-Classical, probably
Date: 4th–3rd century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
Height: 2 11/16in. (6.8cm)
Length: 5 11/16in. (14.5cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1818
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