Harvard Art Museums > 2007.104.18: Double Nozzle Volute 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"Double Nozzle Volute Lamp , 2007.104.18,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/175535. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.104.18 Title Double Nozzle Volute Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 1-50 CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/175535 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 4.6 x 8.3 x 13.4 cm (1 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History The provenience of this lamp is unclear. It retains an old label on its base, L3, which appears to be an old classification either of McDaniel himself or, more probably, of the Classics Department. The lamp could well be an original component of the McDaniel Collection, but it appears neither in the 1970 unpublished McDaniel catalogue nor in David Mitten's 1959 HSCP article. 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 2007.104.18 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 mottled orange-red slip. Deep reservoir with curving sides. Flat base offset by a raised ring. Sunken discus rimmed by four bands in relief, with two bands in relief decorating the discus. Small central fill hole. Vertical pierced handle. Above handle is the broken stump of what would have been a handle-ornament. Double nozzles with attenuated volute decoration extend from body of the lamp at an approximately thirty degree angle from each other. Nozzles retain very small traces of charring. 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
