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Roman Lamp with Vague Figure in Relief

A.D. 165–256

Terracotta

Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos
1933.353
Geography: 
Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
Syrian, Dura-Europos
Period: 
Roman (2nd or 3rd century A.D.)
Classification: 
Lighting Devices
Provenance: 

Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block C3 D7, private houses, Roman Bath), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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