Lamp | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2001.256
Title: Lamp
Classification: Lighting Devices
Work Type: lighting device
Date: c. 500 BCE
Period: Archaic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/165003

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Marble
Technique: Carved
Dimensions: irregular: 6.99 x 28.58 cm (2 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: The lamp was an integral part of the personal collection of a Belgian family. The family of Dr. Andre Lagneau moved from Belgium to Geneva, Switzerland in 1961. They now live in Neuchatel.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dina and Hicham Aboutaam
Accession Year: 2001
Object Number: 2001.256
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Lamp has two projecting spouts from an original four spouts. Each has a channel hole connecting to a central pan in the form of four walled quadrants sculpted on their floors with two low relief channels for passage of oil. Between each spout on the exterior is a sculpted double palmette. The underside has a gentle depression. Surface has some encrustation.

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