Lamp
40-100 CE
Description
Mold made lamp. Flat base delineated by a worn circular groove. Fairly deep reservoir with minimally curving, flaring walls. Narrow rim slopes downward. Three grooves separate rim from concave discus. On the discus, a monkey, shown in profile, with a long, curving tail stands on a grape vine reaching for and eating its fruit. The vine extends from the lower portion of the discus along the right side and to the top of the discus. Filling hole below center, chipped around its edges. Doughy double volute nozzle is relatively long and has a rounded tip. Small air hole between volutes just below rim. Volutes extend into darts, in reliev, along the side of nozzle. No handle. Pale tan, delicate fabric with very small inclusions and some mica. Slip mostly worn away, but preserved areas show that the slip color ranged from chocolate brown to bright orange. Thin walls.
Dimensions
10 × 7 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Lent by the Misses Katherine B. and Mary D. Upham, March 14, 1908.
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