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Roman pottery lamp
Incomplete, small and delicate Firma-lamp. Fabric crisp, hard, evenly red-brown with no inclusions; unslipped, and not Caerleon Ware. Detail at base and top is moulded; body and shoulder are knife-pared. raised border around deep reservoir, discus lost and one lug only preserved. On the base, encircled by two raised lines, is the name COMUNI in sharp relief. Possibly an original Italian product.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
84.43H/16.5
Find Information
Site Name: Museum Garden, Caerleon
Grid Reference: ST 33 91
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1983-1985
Acquisition
Collected officially, 26/4/1984
Measurements
diameter / mm:52
height / mm:25
Material
pottery
Location
In store
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