Harvard Art Museums > 2007.104.21: 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 , 2007.104.21,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/175462. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.104.21 Title Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 2nd half of the 1st century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Unidentified Site Period Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/175462 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 3.1 x 8.8 x 10.4 cm (1 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Part of McDaniel Collection at least since 1959: Included in David Mitten's 1959 HSCP article. Probably included in original McDaniel gift. 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 2007.104.21 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 Buff fabric with orange-red slip. Some chipping around outermost rim of reservoir. Reservoir with curving sides. Two raised ridges define a flat discus with central filling hole. Small air hole at edge of flat discus, abutting reservoir rim, and in line with nozzle. Wide, flaring nozzle with three small incised circles below reservoir rim; wide wick hole. Nozzle is blackened from charring. Wide, shallow ring base. Base has 5 small incised circles, in 2-1-2 pattern. 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
