Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID Number |
2020.012.164 |
Title |
Double Nozzle Volute Lamp with Heat Guard |
Date |
No Date |
Medium |
Terracotta: 5YR 5/6 Yellowish Red |
Dimensions (H x W x D) |
5.759" x 3.212" x 2.61" |
Credit Line |
The Fred W. Neumann Collection of Ancient Art |
Culture |
Ancient Mediterranean / Roman |
Collection |
Survey Collection |
Object Name |
Lamp, Oil |
Description |
Circular oil well with two short, medium-deep spouts with circular nozzles. Discus in concave and bears the remnants of a moulded relief that is now far too worn to make out (perhaps Venus riding a dolphin?); fill hole is off-center to accommodate design. Volute scrolls connect two nozzles and flank the outer edge of each. Heat guard is triangular, also too worn for relief to be made out (possibly a bust of Serapis?). Small hole on surface of guard. No carry-loop on bottom. Circular foot severely worn. Surface covered in various cracks, burrs, and scrapes. Nozzles both blackened. |