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# Lamp

The fragment appears to be a piece of a lamp, specifically one that is shaped like a tortoise. The design features a channel for the wick, which runs through the rim and exits at the mouth of the tortoise. The base of the lamp is round and plain, made from black ware.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 200–299 CE
- **Place:** Nāgārjunakoṇḍa (16.5200, 79.2400)

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.asi-nagarjunakonda.hispot-reg2-0395](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.asi-nagarjunakonda.hispot-reg2-0395) · Pramāṇa
