Lighting DevicesRoman3rd-4th century CE

Lamp

3rd-4th century CE

Classification

Lighting Devices

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Roman

Period

Roman Imperial period

Century

3rd-4th century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

3.9 x 3 x 6.1 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.

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