Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp - image 1

Classical

Terracotta saucer-shaped lamp

Wheel-made with edge folded in to form a long wick rest; flaring rim, with rounded lip; deep, open body; raised base ring, and slightly uneven, rough base, with marks of potter's string across it. Complete, except for one chip in rim at back. Overall: 1 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (4.1 x 9.8 cm)

Date

399 - 300 BC

Accession No.

74.51.1898

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2504, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Lightfoot, Christopher S. 2020. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracotta Oil Lamps. no. 12, p. 42, Online Publication, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.