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ALEXANDRIA
EGYPT
Afewotherformsinvarioussizeswith
unworkedrimshavealsobeenobserved.
Theyincludehemispherical[Fig.2:1]and
shallowbowlswithslightlyS-shaped
curvedsides[Fig.2:2].Onelargefragment
probablyrepresentsabulbousjar[Fig.2:3].
TUMBLER-SHAPEDLAMPS
Inadditiontothelampswithcracked-off
rims,theauditoriaalsoproducedfragments
oftumbler-shapedlamps.Theyarerepres-
entedbysegmentsofaslightlyflaringside-
wallofbowlswithrimsfoldedoutwardand
downwardandwithonesurvivinghandle
[Fig.2:4-5].Suchlampsareusuallyequip-
pedwiththreeshortverticalhandles,ar-
rangedinatriangle,drawnfromthewallup
totheedgeoftherim.Acharacteristic
featureofsuchhandlesisthattheyareoften
madeincontrasted,colouredglass,usually
darkblue,onlighter-coloredbodies.This
typeoflampcouldbeagainsuspendedor,
alternately,freestanding,eitheronatableor
altar.
Tumbler-shapedlampswithslight
variationsoftherimsandhandtreatment
werecommonitemsfoundinmanypartsof
theMediterraneanregionbetweenthe5th
and7thcenturiesAD.Itwasalong-lived
typeandcontinuedtobeproduceduntil
Fig.2.Vesselswithcracked-offrims(1-3),lamps(4-8)
(DrawingR.KucharczykandE.Kulicka,digitizingR.Mahler)
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