Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp - image 1

Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a wick rest; flaring rim, with beveled lip; deep, almost round, open body; raised base ring, and flat base, with marks of potter's string across it. Band of fine grooves around upper body on underside. Intact. Iron stains on front edge of base. Overall: 1 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (4.8 x 10.8 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1897

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2502, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 13, p. 42, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.