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Lamp
Roman
Imperial Period
3rd–4th century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length: 10.2 cm (4 in.)
Credit Line
Benjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession Number88.582
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 355.2.
DescriptionA slightly ovoid, almost circular, lamp with one central filling-hole and thickly studded on the surface of the disc with small beads. From Catacombs of S. Saturninus.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with R. Lanciani (said by him to be from the catacombs of S. Saturninus); purchased by MFA from R. Lanciani, 1888, for $493.92 (this figure is the total price of MFA 88.538–88.644 and 89.9–89.31)