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Miniature Volute Lamp
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Orange-buff fabric with slightly mottled orange-red slip. Depressed discus defined by four raised ridges. Central filling hole. Ring base with illegible inscription composed of several curvy lines. A perforated vertical handle protrudes from the rear at the level of the resevoir. Above the handle is a handle ornament in the shape of a leaf with a stylized palmette decoration, which protrudes outward and upward at a slight angle. Long nozzle with flaring end, flanked by two volutes; small air hole just above wick hole. Traces of burning around nozzle hole. Incised, curved lines continue to underside of nozzle and meet at a point.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Part of the original 1943 McDaniel gift to the Classics Department. A lamp referred to as "Miniature Red-glaze Lamp. Hellenistic." is listed on a non-comprehensive list of McDaniel objects dated April 30 1947.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Department of the Classics Harvard University
Title: Miniature Volute Lamp
Description:
Orange-buff fabric with slightly mottled orange-red slip.
Depressed discus defined by four raised ridges.
Central filling hole.
Ring base with illegible inscription composed of several curvy lines.
A perforated vertical handle protrudes from the rear at the level of the resevoir.
Above the handle is a handle ornament in the shape of a leaf with a stylized palmette decoration, which protrudes outward and upward at a slight angle.
Long nozzle with flaring end, flanked by two volutes; small air hole just above wick hole.
Traces of burning around nozzle hole.
Incised, curved lines continue to underside of nozzle and meet at a point.
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