Lamp Maker: Unknown

ca. A.D. 400–600

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Ceramic

Dimensions

2 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (5.398 × 8.255 × 13.97 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of John Crockett

Accession Number

2008.216.37

Culture

Tunisian, Roman

Period

Late Roman/Byzantine

Classification

Lighting Devices

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Purchased by J. Crockett in January, 1971, from the Tunisian family of a U.S. Embassy, Tunis driver. Said to have been found on land owned by the family near the El Djem amphitheater.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2009," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2009), 143
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

lamps (lighting devices)

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