hanging lamp
Object NameHanging Lamp
Made FromGlass
Date400-699
Place MadeRoman Empire; Eastern Mediterranean
TechniqueBlown, applied
SizeOverall H: 8.7 cm, Diam: 10.9 cm
Accession Number62.1.30
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight olive green, transparent glass; blown (two gathers), applied. Lamp: bucket-shaped, with wick holder and three vertical handles. Rim tubular, made by folding out and down; wall straight, tapering, then curving in at bottom; base plain, with low kick; pontil mark annular (L. 3.1 cm, W. 2.9 cm), prominent. Wick holder consists of vertical tube (H. 4 cm, D. 1.6 cm), closed at lower end and with rounded rim, dropped on to floor near center. Three small vertical handles, each with oval cross section, dropped onto upper wall, drawn up and out, then in, and attached to outside of rim.Provenance
Source
H. H. Kricheldorf
- 1962
