Harvard Art Museums > 1960.558: 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 , 1960.558,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 11, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/290575. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.558 Title Greek Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 450-400 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Macedonia, Olynthos (Macedonia) Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/290575 Physical Descriptions Medium terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 2.8 x 8.4 x 7.2 cm (1 1/8 x 3 5/16 x 2 13/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Excavated at Olynthus. See Olynthus 14, 356: a. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.558 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 relatively shallow body, curving walls, and curved rim with a downwardly sloping facet. Horizontal strap handle preserved only at joins with body. Most of mid-length, flat-topped nozzle missing. Low disc base, vaguely concave and separated from underside of body by a groove. Orange, micaceous, well-levigated fabric with chipping matt black slip. Underside of base unslipped. Reconstructed from two 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. 326 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
