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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3214
Title
Greek Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
400-300 BCE
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289462

Physical Descriptions

Medium
terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
6.2 x 10.65 x 6 cm (2 7/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Gift of Oric Bates
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3214
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wheelmade lamp with mid-volume body, flaring walls which join with rim at an acute angle, sloping rim, and relatively large filling hole surrounded by low molding. Long nozzle with splayed ends. Vertical loop handle. Low, concave base with indistinct central mark.
Orange, well-levigated fabric with black semi-matt slip. Base unslipped. Pale gray accretion covers much of nozzle and base, and exists in small patches on remainder of body.

Verification Level

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