Oil lamp
This lamp was described by its collector as ‘Greek, by Ariston of Athens and Delos, 3rd. century B.C. Long nozzle spreading and pointed; handle broken. Light brown, glazed black on top; tendril design in relief. On bottom, in raised letters, ARISTΩNOS Found in GREECE. (G. F. Lawrence, 4/-, 1927) (Ex Baron Nugent’s Coll.)’. It was collected by Lieutenant Colonel Montague whose collection of over 800 classical archaeological objects is an important resource in the museum collections.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/15
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD
- Material
- ceramic
- Common Name
- oil lamp
- Simple Name
- lamp
- Period Classification
- Hellenistic - 336-146 BC
