Terracotta oil lamp
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Vessberg Type 19 (slipper lamp). Mold-made, with applied conical lug handle. Sharply carinated, pear-shaped body. Discus: radiating, raised spokes around a single central filling hole; channel to wick hole. Wide, rounded shoulder with raised short lines on upper part. Circular raised base ring and flat base.
One chip in edge of shoulder on left near handle. The join between the two halves of the mold is clearly visible. Dull pinkish micaceous fabric.
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