Lamp | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 45.1908
Title: Lamp
Classification: Lighting Devices
Work Type: lighting device
Date: 50 BCE-25 CE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period: Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial
Culture: Roman
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/293503

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Mold-made
Dimensions: 12.1 × 6.3 cm (4 3/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Lent by the Misses Katherine B. and Mary D. Upham, March 14, 1908.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from Estate of Donald Upham and Mrs. R. U. Hunter
Object Number: 45.1908
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Tear-shaped, slightly raised, flat base. Deep reservoir. Narrow rim slopes inward and consists of three ridges. Discus is funnel-shaped with a central filling hole surrounded by a large, thinly-petalled rosette. Decorative, bowtie-shaped lug at left side of rim. Long nozzle flares at end and terminates in a straight edge. Channel interrupts rim and extends to nozzle hole.

Handle and tip of nozzle are heavily repaired or restored.

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

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45.1908: Lamp