Ceramic Lamp

CultureRoman
Titles
  • Ceramic Lamp
  • Lamp
Date1–100 AD
Fabricated inRoman Empire
Mediumterracotta, glaze
Dimensions13 × 10 × 2 3/4 in. (33 × 25.4 × 7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by an anonymous donor in honor and appreciation of Beth Schneider
Object number2000.588
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
Exposé

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Department
Antiquities
Provenance[The Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, by 2000]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on the underside: "KMPIP/THE MERRIN GALLERY"

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Ewer with Lid
19th century
Rock crystal
96.1643
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.2
Artist's Paint Box
George C. Osborne
c. 1828–1832
Mahogany and mixed media
B.2003.10
Fourteen Stamps
1850–1970
Various metals
97.1515.1-.14
Ink Cake
1621–1627
Carbon
2000.718
Five Spoons for Weighing Gold
1800–1900
Brass
97.1514.1-.5
Sewing Box
c. 1820–1870
Cardboard, velvet, and paint
B.2002.17
Bellows
c.1825–1850
Wood, leather, paint, and brass
B.91.26
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1284
Coaster
Tiger's Eye Onyx
96.1505
Ink Cake
1644–1911
Carbon
2000.727