Harvard Art Museums > 1959.223: 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"Lamp , 1959.223,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 05, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291063. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.223 Title Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 500-400 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Find Spot: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291063 Physical Descriptions Medium terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 2.2 x 9.7 x 8.1 cm (7/8 x 3 13/16 x 3 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History From Olynthus. Included in excavation publication: either a) Olynthus 5, 277, pl. 199.90; or Olynthus 2, 137, fig. 301: 34. Object file contains references to both. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.223 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 Complete wheelmade lamp with shallow body and incurving walls. Raised rim slopes downward to filling hole. Short, rounded, thickly bridged nozzle, slightly upturned. No delineated base. Concavity at underside creates convexity at floor of oil chamber that terminates in a low, conical point. Orange-buff, well-levigated fabric. Glossy black slip on upper side of lamp and in circle on oil chamber floor. Dipped nozzle. Self- or unslipped underside. Slight chipping of black slip. 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 This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or 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
