AH21446. unglazed pottery oil lamp; cf. Bailey BMC III Q2276 (Wadi Sarga, near Asyut, Egypt), Schloessinger 506 - 507 (Jerusalem), near Choice, complete and intact, encrustations, partial slip, c. 6th - 7th century A.D.; 8.5 cm (3 3/8") long, 5 cm (2") tall; pink-orange clay with a brown slip, wheel made with applied nozzle and handle, slightly flared filling hole, narrow neck, body lightly ribbed with wheel marks, wide steep shoulders to a low carination, nozzle slightly rising, handle attached at filling hole rim and shoulder;
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