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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.227
Title
Greek Lamp
Classification
Lighting Devices
Work Type
lighting device
Date
500-400 BCE
Period
Classical period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291094

Physical Descriptions

Medium
terracotta
Technique
Wheel-made
Dimensions
2.8 x 7.8 x 4.4 cm (1 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of David M. Robinson
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.227
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wheelmade body with rounded, incurving sides, and broad filling hole. Band handle at rear slopes upward from the horizontal. Long, rounded nozzle with charring at tip. Low, string-cut base.
Buff fabric with pebbly inclusions. Orange-brown slip. Heavily worn.

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. 318

Verification Level

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