lamp

Object NameLamp

Made FromGlass

Date400-499 or later

Place Madeprobably Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Roman Empire; possibly Byzantine Empire

Techniqueblown

SizeOverall H: 8.4 cm, D: 6.7 cm

Accession Number59.1.287

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Glass from the Ancient World

Title Unknown (Rochester Museum of Natural Science)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent light bluish green; blown. Lamp: beaker-shaped, with hollow stem. Rim plain, somewhat irregular, with rounded lip; wall almost vertical, with three superimposed tears near rim, curving in at bottom; floor slopes slightly toward center; stem tapers and terminates in solid bulb; scar on bulb appears to be pontil mark. Glass contains large and small bubbles; those near rim are horizontal and elongated.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27