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Object NameLamp
Made FromGlass
Date400-499 or later
Place Madeprobably Eastern Mediterranean; possibly Roman Empire; possibly Byzantine Empire
Techniqueblown
SizeOverall H: 11.7 cm, Diam: 8.4 cm
Accession Number64.1.37
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Rochester Museum of Natural Science)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost colorless, with yellowish green tint; blown. Lamp: beaker-shaped, with hollow stem. Rim plain, with somewhat irregular rounded lip; wall tapers, then straightens, curving in at bottom; floor flat; 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 Terzis Oriental Stores - 1964

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