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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.226
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
600-475 BCE
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291046

Physical Descriptions

Medium
terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
2.2 x 10.5 x 8.25 cm (7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.226
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, curved walls, angular shoulder, and flat rim that slopes slightly downward to large filling hole. Broad, rounded, bridged nozzle. Central tube at floor of oil chamber rises to lowest level of rim. Base delineated by incision.
Orange fabric with chipping dark brown slip on interior, strip of same slip at rim, and dipped nozzle with charring. Some chipping at tip of nozzle and at edge of rim.

Exhibition History

  • The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

Verification Level

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