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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.3048
Title
Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
4th-6th century
Period
Late Antique period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289697

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.3048
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Fabric is buff with red glaze. Round reservoir is decorated with incised lines. Sunken flat discus is decorated with Christian monogram. There are two holes in discus. Unpierced handle is at back of reservoir. Sides of nozzle are double-grooved. Nozzle is blackened from use.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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