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Roman

Lamp, 100 BCE

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Roman

Title

Lamp

Year

100 BCE

Medium

terracotta

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • terracotta

Dimensions

19.7 cm (7 11/16 inches) (length)

Type

  • Lighting Devices

Credit

Bequest of Lyra Brown Nickerson

Object Number

16.547

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Lighting Unplugged

July 12 - October 13, 1996

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Fragment from a terra cotta lamp handle

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