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Inventory number

ΝΜΑ 26

Category

Lamp

Period

Hellenistic Period

Date

160-90 BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.044 m
Length: 0.084 m
Width: 0.056 m

Material

Clay

Location

Excavation Museum, Case 5, No 6

Description
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Intact single-nozzle lamp. It was found in 1999 during the Makrygiannis plot excavation in House Τ.

It has a tall disc-shaped base with a concave underside. The body is globular with a central filling hole surrounded by a deep groove. On the left of the lamp’s shoulder there is a solid lug. The nozzle bears traces of fire and a large oval hole.

Ελευθεράτου, Σ. (επιμ.), Το Μουσείο και η Ανασκαφή. Ευρήματα από τον χώρο ανέγερσης του Νέου Μουσείου της Ακρόπολης, Αθήνα, 2006, σελ. 84, εικ. 206, αρ.κατ. 206