
Classical
Limestone saucer lamp
Overall: 15/16 × 2 5/8 × 3 7/8 in. (2.4 × 6.7 × 9.8 cm)
Classification
- Object type
- Lamp
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Classical
- Date
- 500 - 401 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 1693, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Hermary, Antoine and Joan R. Mertens. 2013. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Stone Sculpture. no. 391, p. 283, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5145, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 1693
- Hermary 2013, no. 391
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