Harvard Art Museums > 1960.559: 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 , 1960.559,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290555. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.559 Title Greek Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 450-350 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290555 Physical Descriptions Medium terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 2.7 x 8 x 5.35 cm (1 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Information sheet in file reads: "Wheel made lamp from Olynthus. Found in House A VI in Room c." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.559 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 deep, globular body, angular shoulder, and sloping rim with two deep grooves. Long, flat-topped nozzle with rounded tip. Nozzle preserves charring. Preserved ends of otherwise missing broad, horizontal strap handle. Low, flat base. Orange, micaceous fabric with dull, worn, black slip on interior and exterior. Base is unslipped. 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. 38, no. 327 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
