Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge pinched in to form a narrow wick rest; flaring rim, with rounded lip; deep, open body; irregular, oval base ring, and flat base. Intact, but small crack and tiny hole in center of base. 1 11/16 × 4 5/8 in. (4.3 × 11.8 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1817

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2508, p. 365, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen. 1924. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections. p. 31, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.McClees, Helen and Christine Alexander. 1933. The Daily Life of the Greeks and Romans: As Illustrated in the Classical Collections, 5th ed. p. 36, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 11, pp. 40-41, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.