Collection of the University of Pittsburgh Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA. Gift of Ruth Mitchell Montgomery.
1997.05.04
Oil Lamp
99 BCE – 200 CE (Date created)
Terracotta
Glazed;Incised
Lamps, Oil
2.688 in W
x
3.25 in H
x
1 in D
(Object)
Roman
Single spouted lamp. Made from terracotta. Lamp is tear shaped with large hole in center for oil to be poured in. A much smaller spout/hole for the wick. Top surface is decorated like a leaf or a wing, with an undecorated channel running from the central hole to the spout. Base of lamp is a tear-shaped pedestal.
There is no oil or soil incrustation, which questions the authenticity of this object.
There is no oil or soil incrustation, which questions the authenticity of this object.
In Collection
From Henry Hopkins Collection, gift of his daughter, Mrs. Edison Hopkins (Ruth Mitchell Montgomery)
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