1960.560: Greek Lamp

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1960.560

Title

Greek Lamp

Classification

Lighting Devices

Work Type

lighting device

Date

500-400 BCE

Places

Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia)

Period

Classical period

Culture

Greek

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/290547

Physical Descriptions

Medium

terracotta

Technique

Wheel-made

Dimensions

2.15 x 9.1 x 7.15 cm (7/8 x 3 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Object information sheet records Olynthus as the provenance of this object.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson

Accession Year

1960

Object Number

1960.560

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Wheelmade lamp with shallow body, curving walls, and curved, inwardly sloping rim. Strap handle, angled just above the horizontal, preserved only at joins with body. Mid-length nozzle is subtly squared at end. Most of base, which is slightly concave and has been delineated in the finishing process, is broken away.
Orange-buff fabric with weathered, matt, black slip covering entire body. Reconstructed from three large fragments.

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. 321

Exhibition History

• The David Moore Robinson Bequest of Classical Art and Antiquities: A Special Exhibition, Fogg Art Museum, 05/01/1961 - 09/20/1961

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