Harvard Art Museums > 1960.555: Greek Lamp Lighting Devices Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Greek Lamp , 1960.555,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290543. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.555 Title Greek Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 400-300 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290543 Physical Descriptions Medium terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 3.05 x 8.6 x 5.95 cm (1 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Information sheet in object file reads: "Wheel made lamp from Olynthus. Found in House A VI 2 in Room b." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.555 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Wheelmade lamp with middle volume, ovoid body. Rim, in three facets, slopes toward broad filling hole. Long, flat-topped nozzle, broken away at tip. Horizontal loop handle broken at join with body. Low, flat base. Orange, micaceous fabric with micaceous, matt, black-brown slip, weathered to a grayish-brown. Some chipping around rim and on base. 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. 324 Exhibition History The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
