Lantern Handle
48-2-200B
From: Turkey (Country) | Samsoun
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 48-2-200B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Turkey (Country) | Samsoun |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Description | Green patina. Two flat bars joined by a round member fitting loodely through central holes. Top bar has a swelling in the center and upswung ends capped by knobs. Lower bar is less swollen in the center. its ends, each pierced by a hole, hang down to hold the chains of a lantern, one ring of which is preserved. Central rod is flattened at the bottom and pierced by a hole for a chain leading to the top of the lantern. Two links of chain are preserved. |
Length | 11.3 cm |
Width | 5.9 cm |
Depth | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
Other Number | 8 - Collector Number | L-2-306 - Old Loan Number |
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