Harvard Art Museums > 1959.224: 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 , 1959.224,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291081. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.224 Title Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 500-400 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291081 Physical Descriptions Medium terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 2.1 x 11.65 x 8.1 cm (13/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 3/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Object card from file indicates that this lamp is from Olynthus. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.224 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 Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, incurving walls, curved rim, and broad filling hole. Band handle at rear slopes slightly upward from the horizontal. Short, rounded, bridged nozzle with oval wick hole. No base. Concavity at underside creates convexity at floor of oil chamber that terminates in a conical point. Dark buff, micaceous clay with small sandy inclusions. Dipped in orange slip at handle and nozzle. Nozzle and bridge blackened from use. Slight chipping at rim and on body walls. 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
