Rome / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier
0000.00.0689
Object Category
Artifact
Object Type
Lamps
Full Artifact Description
Pale pink buff clay with fine slip. New years lamp. Left half of lamp is largely missing, remaining part is in four pieces. Rounded nozzle flanked by single volutes at nozzle end which merge into plain flat rim at base. Small slit-shaped hole in neck. Single groove between plain flat rim and discus. On discus, figure of Victory to left, wings spread, hair knotted at neck, wears long girt chiton and apoptygma, branch in left hand, right holds out round shield on which is incised New Years greeting: Annu(m) novus faustu(m) felic(em) tibi. Above shield is marked oval object and smaller round one (cake). Below shield are two coins too badly worn to show design. To right is as with two headed bearded Janus, and below it round marked object (cake). Objects represent New Year’s gifts (strenae). Ring handle, two grooves on upper half. Base ring set off by grooves within which are two short raised parallel lines. Lamp is worn.
Materials
Clay (unfired)
Design Style
New Year's Lamp
Inscription Text
Annu(m) novus faustu(m) felic(em) tibi.

Measurements

Length
13.0
Height
3.0

Provenance

Provenance
Italy
Site
Rome

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Technical Details

Image Size
1704 x 2272
File Size
135 KB
Record
0000.00.0689
Link to this Item
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0689/0000_00_0689p01.tif

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"Rome; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0689/0000_00_0689p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 02, 2024.
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