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Wheel-made with edge folded in to form two wick rests; narrow rim, with rounded lip; broad, sloping, open body; between nozzles, a solid handle, tapering towards end and shaped into a curve to fit hand; undefined, convex base.
Body complete, but handle broken and repaired at joint with body and half way along length, with small losses at breaks.
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Title: Terracotta handled saucer-shaped oil lamp
Period: Cypro-Classical
Date: 4th century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: Overall: 2 1/4 x 12 5/8 in. (5.7 x 32.1 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.1892
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