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Lamp (fragment)
Greek, East Greek
Hellenistic Period
2nd–1st century B.C.
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale)
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.187
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionThe lamp may belong to the Ephesian type of lamp: mould-made lamp with a double-convex body and an upright pierced handle; the body and the nozzle are very sharply carinated; the filling-hole is flat, with raised rim round the filling-hole itself; a substantial collar is applied at the edge of the flat top; the nozzle is long and waisted, with a pointed end; it is flat-topped and have a wide, flat, diamond-shaped area surrounding the wick-hole.
The fragment is from the body of the lamp. The shoulder is decorated with honeysuckle leaves, with three dots between.
Condition: Black clay, much broken and incrusted (broken in two pieces).
From Assos.
The fragment is from the body of the lamp. The shoulder is decorated with honeysuckle leaves, with three dots between.
Condition: Black clay, much broken and incrusted (broken in two pieces).
From Assos.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey). 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.