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Oil Lamps and Coffins
Details
Object Type
Sculpture and Figurines
Material
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Country of Origin
Iraq
Credit
The Trustees of the British Museum [2007,6001.9847]
Caption
Import restricted since 1990, section I.C.3c of 2008 designated list.
Size: Length: 12 centimetres Height: 3 centimetres Thickness: 0.6 centimetres Diameter: 9 centimetres
Date: Hellenistic-Seleucid (331-138 BC) - Sasanian (AD 224-636)
Oil lamps appear in the Hellenistic through Sasanian periods.
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