Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp - image 1

Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a long, narrow wick rest. Broad, raised rim, with rounded lip; shallow, almost flat, open body; undefined, uneven base. Complete, except for small chip in underside of rim at right. Overall: 1 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (4.4 x 13.7 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1900

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2515, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 7, p. 39, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.