Unknown Roman
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
On view

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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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