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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.548
Title
Handle of a Sanctuary Lamp
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1st century BCE
Period
Roman Imperial period, Early
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/290572

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta; buff clay, red glaze
Dimensions
19 x 12.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.548
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Relief of draped, bearded man, sitting on an acanthus chalice, and holding cornucopia and reeds.

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. 336

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

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