Archaic II
Bronze saucer-shaped lamp
While terracotta was by far the most common material for lamps, bronze examples occur occasionally. They were used by the most affluent, probably for special occasions such as symposia or dedicated in sanctuaries. This piece, which is cast, accommodated two wicks. length 14.3 cm; width 12.5 cm
Date
599 - 400 BC
Accession No.
74.51.5650
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 4980, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Richter, Gisela M. A. 1915. Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes. no. 1326, p. 379, New York: Gilliss Press.Matthäus, Hartmut. 1985. Metallgefässe und Gefässuntersätze der Bronzezeit, der geometrischen und archaischen Periode auf Cypern: mit einem Anhang der bronzezeitlichen Schwertfunde auf Cypern, Prähistorische Bronzefunde, Abteilung II Bd. 8. no. 601, pp. 271, 376, München: Beck.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 288, pp. 176-7, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.