Steatite oil lamp, Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan I, ca. 1750–1450 B.C., Minoan, Steatite, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm), Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Oil would have been placed in the bowl, and wicks could rest on the two cuttings in the rim. This is a good example of one of the most characteristic types of stone lamps that were made in the Neopalatial period
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Steatite oil lamp, Middle Minoan III-Late I, ca, 1750–1450 B.C, Minoan, Steatite, H, 2 1/4, 5.7 cm, Diameter 5, 13.4, Miscellaneous-Stone Vases, Oil, placed, bowl, wicks, rest, two cuttings, rim, good example, characteristic types, stone lamps, Neopalatial period
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