Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp - image 1

Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a wick rest; rim with rounded lip; shallow, broad, open body; undefined, slightly rough base. Complete, except for one chip in rim at back. Overall: 1 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (3.5 x 13.3 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1899

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2505, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 9, pp. 40, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.