Lighting DevicesGreek5th-4th century BCE
Greek Lamp
450-350 BCE
Description
Wheelmade lamp with deep, globular body, angular shoulder, and sloping rim with two deep grooves. Long, flat-topped nozzle with rounded tip. Nozzle preserves charring. Preserved ends of otherwise missing broad, horizontal strap handle. Low, flat base. Orange, micaceous fabric with dull, worn, black slip on interior and exterior. Base is unslipped.
Dimensions
2.7 x 8 x 5.35 cm (1 1/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Information sheet in file reads: "Wheel made lamp from Olynthus. Found in House A VI in Room c."
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