
Classical
Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp
Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a narrow wick rest; broad, horizontal rim, with rounded lip; deep, concave, open body; undefined, convex base. Intact. Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 3/8 in. (3.2 x 8.6 cm)
Date
399 - 300 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1891
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2512, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 3, pp. 36-37, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.