Hellenistic
Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp
Wheel-made with edge pinched in to form a narrow wick rest; broad, horizontal rim, with beveled lip; open, slightly concave body, with tubular projection at center; deep, hollow (?) body, tapering downward; applied, rough base ring, and flat base. Complete, except for one large chip in rim at left. The tubular projection extends down into body but not through base. Height: 2 11/16in. (6.8cm) Length: 5 11/16in. (14.5cm)
Date
399 - 200 BC
Accession No.
74.51.1818
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance
- From Cyprus
References
- Cesnola, Luigi Palma di. 1894. A Descriptive Atlas of the Cesnola Collection of Cypriote Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Vol. 2. pl. CXXXVIII.1007, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company.Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2520, p. 366, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 290, p. 176, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 23, p. 49, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.