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From Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire

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000-100-102-408-C
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Lamp

This steatite lamp was found at Culsalmond in Aberdeenshire. It was used sometime between 200 BC and 200 AD.

The cup-shaped lamp has a perforated handle. It is decorated below the rim with squares in relief, and has similar grooving on the top of the handle.

Steatite was an ideal stone for making lamps. It was easy to carve, and did not crack with heat. The lamp would have been filled with oil on which a wick floated.


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Online ID: 000-100-102-408-C
Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
Project: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.AQ 119
Date: between 200 BC and 200 AD
Material: Steatite; cup-shaped; projecting perforated handle; below rim a row of relief squares, similar grooving on top of handle
Dimensions: Rim 3.30" D; handle projection 1.50"
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Where: Scotland, Aberdeenshire, Culsalmond, Hill of Scares, Woodside Croft
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Description: Lamp of steatite, cup-shaped with a perforated handle, decorated below the rim with squares in relief, from Culsalmond, Aberdeenshire, between 200 BC and 200 AD
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