AH21501. Pinched-rim stepped-base lamp, Sussman p. 69, figure 8.38:2; Gerar 91u; Amiran -; 12.8 cm (5") wide, 11.8 cm (4 5/8") long, 5.9 cm (2 3/8") tall, Choice, complete except for tiny chip in the rim (visible in photo), a few thin cracks (probably as made), traces of a white slip, Iron Age IIC, 700 - 586 B.C.; pinkish clay with traces of a white slip, wheel-made with pinched-in rim for wick, shallow receptacle with a broad fairly flat rim, stepped base with a distinct disk on a thick heavy heal; from Alex G. Malloy;
scarce;
SOLD