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Hellenistic Jug
Jug from Hellenistic North Africa in a Greek shape with Greek style decoration of red-brown horizontal bands on the body, rim, and handle. The jug has a strap handle between the rim and shoulder, and a cardboard tag labled “Cimetière de l’Areg Ez…
Tags: bands, ceramics, Hellenistic, Jug, North Africa, red
Roman North African Lamp (1)
Roman lamps, derived from Hellenistic prototypes, are closed lamps which were typically topped with a concave disk. On one end lies the handle, and the other side features a spout, with an open mouth, where the wick sits. These types of lamps allow…
Tags: ceramics, lamp, North Africa, pinky-buff, Roman
Carthaginian Lamp
Lamp dates from 700-500 BCE and appears to be from Carthage. It is a flat open lamp, pinched in two places to form two spouts with no evidence of burning.
Tags: 700-500 BCE, Carthage, ceramics, lamp, Phoenician
Modern Lamp
Lamp composed of very heavy grey baked clay. Its thick fabric and small perforation at the spout make it non-functional, and Hector Williams has determined that it is a fake. It has an African-like face between the hole in the centre and the spout,…
Herodian Terracotta Lamp
Herodian lamps first appeared at the very end of the 1st century BCE. These types of lamps, typically found in Judea and Jerusalem, are known for the simplicity of their design, as well as their splayed nozzle. The nozzle has often been thought of as…
Tags: ceramics, Hellenistic, Herodian, lamp, Palestine
Roman North African Lamp (2)
Roman lamps are a type of closed lamp, typically topped with concave disk. Derived from Hellenistic prototypes, these Roman closed lamps offer a number of advantages over open ones. They allow a better containment of oil, and have a more efficient…
Tags: 3rd century, ceramics, decoration, North Africa, pinky-buff, Roman, Tunisian