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Unknown Maker, Greco-Roman

Lamp

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greco-Roman

Culture

Greco-Roman, Roman

Title

Lamp

Period

Hellenistic

Year

100 BCE-100 CE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay products

Dimensions

13 cm (5 1/8 inches) (length) including handle

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

60.054

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Tobacco has been an important commodity for thousands of years, its uses ranging from medicinal and mood-altering to recreational and ceremonial. Containers for storing tobacco include silver boxes, ceramic cigar humidors, and Native American leather pouches adorned with European trade beads and jingle cones cut from tin snuff cans.

Lighting Unplugged
Jul 12, 1996 – Oct 13, 1996
Recent Accessions
Apr 23, 1961 – May 28, 1961

Image use

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Greco-Roman
Lamp, 100 BCE-100 CE
Ceramic with black slip
13 cm (5 1/8 inches) (length) including handle
Museum Works of Art Fund 60.054

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