Harrogate Museum Roman period bizarre faces oil lamp
Named after its bizarre face design, it features a handle with a loop at the top and a small ring below. The central opening is semi-circular, resembling a face shaped mouth, surrounded by decorations representing beards, and each endpoint has a ring. It has three nozzles and a seal with a Greek inscription on the base. It can be traced back to the Greco Roman period. It was once part of the Kent Collection and was bequeathed to the Harrogate Museum in 1968. Items from Gaza. Not only did it meet the practical needs of ancient people, but it also demonstrated the cultural characteristics of the time in terms of artistry and decoration.
Harrogate Museum Ancient Egyptian Ceramic Oil Lamp
A molded Egyptian pottery oil lamp with a goat pattern painted on its decorative plate. The shoulder of the oil lamp is decorated with a row of embossed oval patterns and marked with a vent hole. There are two circular dot patterns on both sides of the nozzle, with a protruding point at the chamfer. There is a circular handle at the back. There is also a circular dot pattern in the center of the raised base. The surface is covered with a coating ranging from yellow to reddish brown, with a white coating underneath. The side of the oil lamp is damaged. It was once part of the Kent Collection and was bequeathed to the Harrogate Museum in 1968. It was produced in Ephesus, Türkiye, between AD 98 and 192.
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