Lamp representing Bes, Cypro-Archaic II, end of the 6th century B.C., Cypriot, Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made, H. 9 3/8 in. (23.3 cm), Cesnola Inscriptions, A small lamp with a short nozzle and flat rim is embedded in a deeper bowl and attached to a vertical handle decorated on the front with a figure of Bes. Incised in the Cypriot syllabary on the rim of the lamp is the inscription 'of Philotimos,' who was perhaps the maker or owner
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Lamp representing Bes, Cypro-Archaic II, 6th century B.C, Cypriot, Terracotta, mold, hand, H, 9 3/8, 23.3, cm, Cesnola Inscriptions, small, lamp, short nozzle, flat rim, embedded, deeper bowl, attached, vertical handle, decorated, front, figure, Bes, Incised, Cypriot syllabary, rim, inscription, Philotimos, perhaps, maker, owner
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