Lamp

MS2162

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS2162
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Broken fragment of a lamp discuss. Only ca. 1cm of the rim/shoulder is preserved and a portion of the fill hole. Discuss is decorated with a women/goddess in drapery and inscribed shield in relief. Other objects surround the shield but due to the state of preservation and the fragmentary nature of the piece, it is unclear what they represent.

Height 1.6 cm
Length 7.7 cm
Width 5.5 cm
Outside Diameter 7.3 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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