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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 [BM92005]
Caption
Import restricted since 1990, section I.C.3c of 2008 designated list.
Size: up to 2 m long, approximately 0.5 m wide
Date: Hellenistic-Seleucid (331-138 BC) - Sasanian (AD 224-636)
Bathtub- and slipper-shaped coffins appear in the Hellenistic through Sasanian periods.
Example shown: Parthian glazed ceramic coffin
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