Harvard Art Museums > 1960.557: 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 , 1960.557,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290574. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.557 Title Greek Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 525-450 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290574 Physical Descriptions Medium terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 2.2 x 7.8 x 6.2 cm (7/8 x 3 1/16 x 2 7/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Information sheet in object file reads, "Wheel made lamp from Olynthus. It was found in trench 4 and is of buff clay . . . Since much late black-figured ware was found just below the lamps in trench 4, they might date even in the sixth century. In any case this type probably began in the sixth century and became common in the fifth." Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.557 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 shallow body, curving walls, curved, inwardly sloping rim, and broad filling hole. Strap handle, angled just above the horizontal, preserved only at joins with body. Small, rounded nozzle is chipped at tip and retains extensive traces of charring. Slightly concave base is not delineated. Doughy appearance. Orange fabric with heavily worn slip ranging in color from dark brown to dark tan. Reconstructed from two 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. 320 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
