Lamp
| Object Number: | MS276 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman (uncertain) Early Christian (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | Mediterranean |
| Date Made: | 6th c. CE |
| Early Date: | 500 |
| Late Date: | 600 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Height: | 5 cm |
| Length: | 14.5 cm |
| Width: | 8.6 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, Esq., 1890 |
| Other Number: | 5643 - Old Museum Number |
Description
Hard, porous, coarse red clay. Dull red glaze? Discus: Christian monogram (chi-rho). Rim: "Flower-cross" and scroll stamps.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Classical World: Italy ( Apr 1958 - 1969) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Broneer, Oscar. 1930. Terracotta Lamps.. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. Vol. 4, 2. pg. 339 Type Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Type XXXI | View Objects related to this Type Citation |
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