Lamp
MS4176B
From: Greece | Crete | Gournia
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS4176B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Minoan |
| Provenience | Greece | Crete | Gournia |
| Period | Late Minoan I |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Steatite |
| Description | Steatite lamp, with signs of abrasion; white crystals in black. Flattish top descending in two low levels from rim surrounding reservoir, broken by slanting wick-cuttings. Outer edge of rim slants outwards slightly. Two very small lug-handles pendant. Sides slant in to small raised base with torus profile, flat bottom. Much cracked, with part of rim chipped away. |
| Height | 9.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904 |
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