Archaic II

Bronze lampstand

As vase-paintings and other representations show, the lampstand was an important piece of equipment in the symposium (drinking party). It held not only the oil lamps but also ladles and strainers. H. 25 3/4 in. (65.4 cm)

Classification

Object type: Metal vessel
Shape: probablySpecial and ritual vesselsTripod and stand
Material: MetalCopper and bronze
Period: Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date: 525 - 500 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.5666

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4972, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 1286, pp. 369-70, New York: Gilliss Press.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 370, p. 234, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Mertens, Joan R. 2010. How to Read Greek Vases. pp. 117, 119, fig. 42, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.