Rome / double spout oil lamp / Ceramic / Slip

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0557a
Object Name: double spout oil lamp
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Lamps
Full Artifact Description: Buff clay with red-brown slip. Large lamp. Two rounded nozzles flanked by double volutes between which is a conventional design. Volutes do not encroach on rim which is a series of grooves and moldings with broad plain band on outside. On discus is bust of Zeus, front, wearing chiton and himation on both shoulders. Before him is eagle with wings spread, head to left, holding thunderbolt in talons. Ring handle with triangular attachment decorated with palmette and ornamented volutes below. Base ring set off by grooves. Lamp mended. Broken about wick hole. A little restoration, especially toward back and on handle, which has been removed.
Cultures: Broneer Type XXI
Subjects: Zeus
Materials: Ceramic; Slip

Measurements

Length: 18.8
Width: 10.9
Height: 4.5

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Rome

Publications and Exhibitions

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 1704 x 2272
File Size: 233 KB
Record: 0000.00.0557a
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0557a/0000_00_0557ap01.tif

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Full citation: "Rome; double spout oil lamp; Ceramic; Slip." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0557a/0000_00_0557ap01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 01, 2024.