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
Collection
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.
Identifiers
- Accession no.
- 74.51.5666, Metropolitan Museum of Art
- In catalogues
- Myres 1914, no. 4972
- Richter 1915, no. 1286
- Karageorghis 2000, no. 370
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