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Lamp (fragment) with an ithyphallic man playing a lyre
Roman
Imperial Period
A.D. 40–75
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Length: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession Number13.102
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionA mould-made lamp with voluted nozzle with a rounded tip. The flat shoulder is separated from the disc by an inward-sloping, moulded rim. On the disc, seated on rocky ground or a pile of drapery, a grotesque, ithyphallic man, or monkey, plays a lyre.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren; gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA, January 2, 1913