Lamp
44-12-8
Location: On Display in the Rome Gallery
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 44-12-8 |
Current Location | Rome Gallery - On Display |
Culture | Roman |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Date Made | 2nd half of 1st century BCE |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Ceramic |
Technique | Mould Made |
Iconography | Roman God | Discus |
Description | Bird's Head Lamp with figured discus. Hard, light red clay, micaceous impurities. Dull red glaze. Discus: Nude Man with staff. Handle missing. Moldmade terracotta lamp with Roman God on Discus |
Height | 3 cm |
Length | 10 cm |
Outside Diameter | 6.2 cm |
Credit Line | Bequest of Mrs. John Markoe, 1944 |
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