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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3237
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289616

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta

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
1977.216.3237
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Handle of a terracotta lamp with a molded depiction of the Dioscouroi, Castor and Pollux, standing frontally under a crescent moon, each holding a spear, with stars over each of their heads.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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