Advanced Search 
Lamp with a lion
Roman, Cyprus
Imperial Period
3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Misses Norton
Accession Number12.788
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionAn almost circular lamp decorated with a lion on the center of the disc and impressed dots on the shoulders. The letter E is incised on bottom.
From Cyprus: Collection Cesnola.
From Cyprus: Collection Cesnola.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Collection of the Misses Norton (according to MFA archival card: from Cyprus: Cesnola); gift of the Misses Norton to MFA, August 15, 1912