Lighting DevicesRoman1st-2nd century CE

Lamp

75-125 CE

Description

Buff fabric with traces of orangish slip, charred around wick hole. Flat bottom. Pear-shaped body, with nozzle an extension of reservoir itself. Vertical, pierced handle with two longitudinal grooves. Depressed discus enclosed by raised ridge and grooves; filling hole in center. Three female heads in relief are placed at the corners of the lamp, surrounding the discus. Small "air" hole at edge of rim toward nozzle. Inscription CLOLDIA stamped on the bottom refers to C. Lollius Diadumenus.

Classification

Lighting Devices

Technique

Mold-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

1st-2nd century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.3 x 6.3 x 10.6 cm (1 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Part of McDaniel Collection at least since 1959: Included in David Mitten's 1959 HSCP article. Probably included in original McDaniel gift.

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