Harvard Art Museums > 1920.44.37: 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"Lamp , 1920.44.37,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 20, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292493. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1920.44.37 Title Lamp Classification Lighting Devices Work Type lighting device Date 175-225 Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Africa, Tunis Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292493 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 4.9 x 10.3 x 8.6 cm (1 15/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 3/8 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908). Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Norton Accession Year 1920 Object Number 1920.44.37 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 Mold made lamp. Flat, slightly raised base bounded by an incised groove. Inscription on base reads LVCCEI with a horseshoe (open end facing the inscription) below. Walls flare outward from base to form a broad, shallow reservoir. Rim slopes moderately upward and is decorated with incised rays. Two raised, flat rings, the exterior thicker than the interior, separate the concave discus from the rim. Inside of these rings is a narrow register with rays, and a narrow ridge. At the center of the discus is a raised rosette, pierced somewhat off-center. Below and to the left of the rosette is another hole of the same size. Narrow, rounded nozzle, squared and decorated with an incised zigzag at junction with discus. Vertical pierced handle with double grooves. Buff fabric with pale brown slip which is darker in grooves, and darker and mottled on underside. Some denting on underside before or during firing. Subjects and Contexts Roman Domestic Art Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
