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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1961.127
Title
Oil Lamp in the Form of a Ring Supported by the Leg and Webbed Foot of a Duck or Goose
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
dated to 65 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203189

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze; with engraved inscription dated to 65 BC (Yuankang yuan nian) on the underside of the ring
Dimensions
H. 13.8 x Diam. 11.5 cm (5 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morse
Accession Year
1961
Object Number
1961.127
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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