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Lamp with Helios
Roman
Imperial Period
Late 1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Width: 6.1 cm.; length: 10.7 cm (2 3/8 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft—The Gardner Brewer Collection
Accession Number01.8371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionA mould-made lamp with voluted nozzle with an angular tip; a ring-handle is placed at the rear. The flat shoulder is separated from the discus by two concentric grooves. On the disc a facing bust of radiate Helios.
Clay brown covered with red glaze.
Clay brown covered with red glaze.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Gardner Brewer Collection; by 1901: Mrs. Arthur Croft Collection; bequest of Mrs. Arthur Croft to MFA, July 1901