Lamp

48-2-292

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-292
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Roman
Provenience Mediterranean
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Description

Dark brown patina. Modern hole in underside. Missing part of the nozzle, crack through forehead. Ancient hole in back of head. Filled with lead. Lamp in the form of head of a black African. Long head with curly hair. Nozzle formed by open mouth. Suspension right at top.

Height 6.8 cm
Length 8.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 156 - Collector Number | L-2-215 - Old Loan Number

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