Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp - image 1

Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a narrow wick rest; broad, convex rim, with horizontal, rounded lip; large, open, concave body; rough base ring, and flat base. Broken and mended around front, with some small holes. Length: 6 11/16 in. (17 cm.), H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1816

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2516, p. 365, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 16, pp. 44-45, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.