Harvard Art Museums > 2007.104.11: 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 , 2007.104.11,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/175167. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.104.11 Title Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 100 BCE-1 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Unidentified Site Period Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/175167 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta with red slip Technique Mold-made Dimensions 5.3 x 7.5 x 10.8 cm (2 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 4 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Part of the original 1943 McDaniel gift to the Classics Department. A lamp referred to as "Roman Red-glaze Barbotine Lamp." is listed on a non-comprehensive list of McDaniel objects dated April 30, 1947. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.104.11 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 Mold-made. Pinkish-buff clay with shiny brick-red slip (soapy feel). Thick small ring base. Underbody and rim covered with small, raised dots in concentric rows. Reservoir donut-shaped, deep compared to width. High, rounded ridge at top of rim. Depressed central discus with central perforation set off by a wide raised band. Two smoothed lugs on opposite sides of body, both chipped. Vertical loop handle decorated with two vertical grooves. Long nozzle, as deep as the reservoir, with flat top, flaring ends, and oblong wick hole. Small air hole on nozzle just outside the rim. Prominent traces of burning around wick hole: slip has turned a dark brownish-black in that area. 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
