Format: Loeschcke Typus III = Broneer Type XXI = Bailey Type D Group i
Comparanda
sim. BMLII, pp. 200, 201-202, 203, no. Q 995, pl. 27 (slightly larger, with handle ornament in shape of grape leaf; possibly from Italy, dated late 1st century B.C.E.-first third of 1st century C.E.; D. M. Bailey)
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fabric: pale reddish yellow. Somewhat soft, fine to slightly sandy, smooth to crumbly fracture, few tiny bits visible, well sorted (black, gray, red; micaceous traces). Thin, uneven, matte slip, reddish brown with an orange hue. Centrsl Italian.
Preservation comment
Two joining fragments preserve (a) ca. 15% from upper part of lamp, including small part of front shoulder and nozzle, and (b) ca. 75% from base and adjacent walls, including attachment of handle ornament. Slight to moderate, extensive erosion and abrasion; slip largely flaked away; worn breaks. Cloud of secondary scorching across interior and exterior.
