Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp - image 1

Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a narrow wick rest; flaring rim, with tapering lip; sloping, open body; raised base ring, and rough, slightly concave base. Intact. Overall: 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (2.2 x 7 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1893

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2507, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 8, p. 39, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.