Greek Lamp | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1978.495.163
Title: Greek Lamp
Classification: Lighting Devices
Work Type: lighting device
Date: 400-300 BCE
Period: Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147480

Physical Descriptions

Medium: terracotta
Technique: Wheel-made
Dimensions: 3.2 x 9.35 x 5.4 cm (1 1/4 x 3 11/16 x 2 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Information sheet in object file reads: "from Temple at Paestum, Italy", but provides no further information.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year: 1978
Object Number: 1978.495.163
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Wheelmade lamp with mid-volume, ovoid body. Walls flare outward at underside and curve up and around. Narrow, sunken rim surrounds medium-sized filling hole. Long nozzle with splayed ends. Vertical loop handle broken away just above join with lamp body. Low, concave base.
Orange fabric with dark brown, semi-matt slip. Large chip to left of rim.

Verification Level

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