Piece of a steatite lamp

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This piece of a steatite lamp was found at Hyndford Crannog in Lanarkshire, one of a number of stone lamps from there. It was made sometime between 0 and 250 AD.

The lamp is incomplete, with surviving portions in two pieces. If complete, it would have comprised a shallow bowl, linked to the handle (which in this example is pierced).

The steatite from which this lamp was made comes from Glenelg in Inverness-shire. The lamp may have travelled across Scotland as a gift or as an exchange item.

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• Online ID: 000-100-043-320-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.HTA 71
• Date: Between 0 and 250 AD
  
• Material: Steatite; with projecting square handle
  Lamp / portion
  
• Dimensions: Cup 3.00" deep; rim 3.00" internal D
  
• What: Lamp / portion
  
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• Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Lanark, Hyndford Crannog
  
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• Description: Part of a steatite lamp with projecting square handle, from Hyndford Crannog
  
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