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Ancient Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Lamp mold
5th century A.D.
Stone
5 x 14 x 28.5 cm (1 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)
Gift of Ambasador and Mrs. William L. Eagleton, Jr., B.A. 1948
1980.33.7
Culture:
Roman
Period:
Roman, 5th century A.D.
Classification:
Lighting Devices
Status:
Not on view
Provenance:
El Djem, Tunisia
Bibliography:
John W. Hayes, Late Roman Pottery (London: British School at Rome, 1972), 224, 241–243.
Abdelmajid Ennabli, Lampes chrétiennes de Tunisie (Paris: Editions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1976), pls. 51–7 for cross monograms.
“Acquisitions 1980,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 38, no. 2 (Winter 1982): 74.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
