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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.2724
Title
Lamp Handle
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/289934

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, Bequest of Henry W. Haynes, 1912
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.2724
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Handle of a terracotta lamp in the form of a bird (perhaps an eagle) frontal with wings spread.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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