Title
Red slip lamp with lion
Date
400-500 CE
Creator
Unknown
Roman North African
Coverage
Style/Period: Roman North Africa; African terra sigillata A1
Repository: Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa / Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines, Université d'Ottawa
Type
religious and cult objects|tools, equipment and materials
Format
Materials/Techniques: African terra sigillata; ceramic (material); slip casting
Measurements: 13.6 cm long, 3.6 cm tall, 3.4 cm across base, 4.1 cm across inner discus, 7.3 cm across outer discus, 4.5 cm long nozzle
Description
An elongated oval shape formed from red terracotta, with vertical lug handle on one end, and a wide nozzle on the other. The decorated rim has concentric, geometric designs, and the discus motif features a male lion facing right. Two filling holes are placed symmetrically on either side of the discus. The base has a supporting ring.
This oil lamp fits the typology classification of Hayes type II.
This oil lamp fits the typology classification of Hayes type II.
Subject
oil lamps
Identifier
Repository Accession Number: 995.20.1
Record: UO-MCA-995-20-1
Source
Cataloguer: Georgian Parkes and Thomas Wort, University of Ottawa
Photographer: Niġel Klemenčič-Puglisevich, Carleton University
Image Date: 2022-03-20
Rights
The images are provided by the Museum of Classical Antiquities, University of Ottawa. For contact information, visit the Museum website: https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/en/museum | Les images sont fournies par le Musée d'antiquités gréco-romaines de l'Université d’Ottawa. Visitez le site du musée pour les coordonnées : https://arts.uottawa.ca/cla-srs/fr/musee