Harvard Art Museums > 1935.42: Lamp with Gladiatorial Scenes 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 with Gladiatorial Scenes , 1935.42,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216684. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1935.42 Title Lamp with Gladiatorial Scenes Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 1st century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Roman Imperial period, Early Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216684 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 23 x 12.2 x 9.5 cm (9 1/16 x 4 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Gale, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1935. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lyman W. Gale Accession Year 1935 Object Number 1935.42 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 Terracotta oil lamp with a small central filling hole and double volute nozzles. Discus decorated in relief with two gladiators, each wearing a crested helmet and holding a shield and sword. A double ridge surrounds the discus. A horizontal handle supports a large triangular handle ornament with a palmette design in relief. Classification: D. Bailey, A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum, vol. II (British Museum Publications, 1988), Type D. Commentary A lamp is a lighting device, which is fueled by oil. Roman lamps are typically made of either terracotta or bronze and are mold-made. Typically, the body is round and closed on top and there is a nozzle with a pick. Terracotta lamps are usually decorated with a wide variety of motifs. In houses, lamps may have stood on the top of a candelabrum (See: 1960.482) to light a room. For a similar, though larger, lamp with gladiatorial motifs see 2007.104.22 Exhibition History Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/23/2019 - 05/13/2019; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/02/2022; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/22/2022 - 05/08/2022; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/20/2024 - 05/05/2024 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
