Lighting DevicesRoman1st century BCE-1st century CE

Lamp Handle with Panther's Head

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Classification

Lighting Devices

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Leaded bronze

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Republican period, Late, to Early Imperial

Century

1st century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

13.6 x 6.5 x 14.5 cm (5 3/8 x 2 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

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