A Norman stone lamp
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Carved in Beer stone from South Devon, this complete and grand lamp was discovered in an early 12th-century rubbish pit in Goldsmith Street. Animal fat or oil would have fuelled a wick in the bowl at the top, and the projecting flange would have caught any spills.
Acknowledgments: RAM Museum Exeter Archaeology