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Lamp
Roman
Imperial Period
1st century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 cm.; width: 6 cm.; length: 8.9 cm.
(1 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
(1 3/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1549
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionFairly broad body, short deep nozzle, high pierced upright handle. Flat base; concave disc with two groove at edge. No ornamentation. Vent facing nozzle. "SELAAMMIS" on bottom.
Condition: Much encrusted.
Condition: Much encrusted.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.