Lighting DevicesRoman

Unvarnished Roman Lamp

Classification

Lighting Devices

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Provenance

Henry W. Haynes, bequest; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, 1912-1977, transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

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