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Small earthenware lamps, made from double molds, were the most commonly used source of light in daily Coptic life. A wick produced from plant fiber or linen fabric was placed in a reservoir filled with oil, generally castor or sesame oil, and illuminated. The disc of this red earthenware lamp is decorated with a lion running with a palm and surrounded by a border of palm trees, quatrefoils, and arches.
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Title: Lamp
Date: 5th–6th century
Geography: Attributed to Egypt
Medium: Earthenware; molded
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Accession Number: 27.94.7
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