Harvard Art Museums > 2007.104.16: "Bird's Head" Lamp Lighting Devices Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Bird's Head" Lamp , 2007.104.16,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/175625. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.104.16 Title "Bird's Head" Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 69-138 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Unidentified Site Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/175625 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 3.5 x 5 x 7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Walton Brooks McDaniel, New Jersey (?-1943/46) gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, (1943/46-2012) transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Note: Walton Brooks McDaniel gave a portion of his collection to the Department of the Classics in 1943 and the rest in 1946. The Collection is named for his late wife, Alice Corinne McDaniel. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.104.16 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Light buff fabric, no slip. Mold-made, boat-shaped lamp with flat bottom and shallow resevoir; the flaring nozzle is an extension of the reservoir. The reservoir top is only slightly indented in a triangular form, has a central filling hole, and is defined by a wish-bone shaped groove which extends onto the nozzle. On either side of this wish-bone extension are incised two verticle lines, probably a stylized form of the bird wings stamped on other examples, such as (like TL 35100.154). Below these lines are three dots. The nozzle flares out into a convexly curved edge with pointed horns on either side. The handle is vertical, pierced parallel to the reservoir edge; the handle is perhaps adapted to being hung on a wall. Stamped on the bottom is ...ABRICA GAII with a sandalled footprint below. Possibly FABRICA GAII = Factory of Gaius. Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
