1960.552: Greek Lamp
Lighting Devices
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1960.552
- Title
- Greek Lamp
- Classification
- Lighting Devices
- Work Type
- lighting device
- Date
- 600-500 BCE
- Period
- Archaic period
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/290525
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- terracotta
- Technique
- Handmade
- Dimensions
- 1.8 x 5.15 x 3.8 cm (11/16 x 2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
- Accession Year
- 1960
- Object Number
- 1960.552
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Handmade lamp with a mid-depth body, wider at the base than at the rim. Relatively large, narrow-bridged nozzle sits low on the body of the lamp. A circular, slightly concave area serves as the lamp's base.
Pale buff fabric with a hue ranging from light greenish-yellow to light pink. Significant remains of a thick, grayish-tan slip over much of body.
Publication History
- Fogg Art Museum, The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities, A Special Exhibition, exh. cat., Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, 1961), p. 37, no. 314
Verification Level
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