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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.495.183
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
2nd-4th century CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/147057

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.495.183
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Christian terracotta lamp with a Chi-Rho symbol on the discus.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/17/2017 - 05/08/2017

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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