Lamp
| Object Number: | MS389 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Tunisia Zeugitana Carthage |
| Date Made: | 5th century BCE - 4th century BCE |
| Early Date: | -499 |
| Late Date: | -300 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Height: | 4.5 cm |
| Length: | 13.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 8 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Charles Platt Jr., 1898 |
Description
Parts of two different lamps put together with cement. 1) From handle to outer part of discus. Pinch handle, not pierced. Raised circle around base (curvilinear design within) and raised spine connecting it with handle. On discus in releif a soldier, helmetted head and feet protruding from circular shield decorated with raised circles. In border around discus are designs in releif: a square, a heart or ivy leaf, a curvilinear design. Medium red clay, no glaze. 2) Nozzle only, undecorated, with broad channel from discus and large wick-hole. Brown clay.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Rumpf, Andreas. 1927. Chalkidische Vasen.. Berlin. De Gruyter. Actual Citation | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Furtwängler, Adolf. 1913. Kleine schriften.. Beck. Vol. II (1912-1913). Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 497 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Article] Furtwängler, Adolf. 1904. Neue Denkmäler antiker Kunst: Antiken in den Museen von Amerika III (SB. Munch 1905).. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 256 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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