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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2001.256
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
c. 500 BCE
Period
Archaic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/165003

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Marble
Technique
Carved
Dimensions
irregular: 6.99 x 28.58 cm (2 3/4 x 11 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The lamp was an integral part of the personal collection of a Belgian family. The family of Dr. Andre Lagneau moved from Belgium to Geneva, Switzerland in 1961. They now live in Neuchatel.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dina and Hicham Aboutaam
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
2001.256
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Lamp has two projecting spouts from an original four spouts. Each has a channel hole connecting to a central pan in the form of four walled quadrants sculpted on their floors with two low relief channels for passage of oil. Between each spout on the exterior is a sculpted double palmette. The underside has a gentle depression. Surface has some encrustation.

Verification Level

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