Salaminia (Cyprus) : the history, treasures, & antiquities of Salamis in the island of Cyprus (1882)
Cesnola, Alexander Palma di, 1837-, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : Trübner and Co. · leaf 395
Fiff. 272. Lamp. Terra-coUa. gestive manner to his open mouth. Another (fig. 273) isthe grimimg head of a negress, with a gold earring inthe right ear, to which I have already drawn attention.^Compare one in the Museum, the head of a negro, or … Fig. 273. Lamp, with a Gold Earring in it. Terra-cotta, Nubian, with open jaws, through which the wick was in-serted (Birch, Hist, of Ancient Pottery, new edition, 536).Most of the lamps with fanciful shapes are attributed byDr. Bircli to a period between the age of Augustus andthat of Constantine.…
