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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Lamp with Bust of a Figure Wearing a Phrygian Hat and Holding a Lyre (?)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Lamp with Bust of a Figure Wearing a Phrygian Hat and Holding a Lyre (?)

AAT Object Form/Functionlamps (lighting devices)
AAT Object Form/Functionbusts (general, figures)
Place CreatedTunisia, Africa
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date4th-5th Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William K. Zewadski in honor of Monique Brouillet Seefried
Dimensions3 x 5 5/16 in. (7.6 x 13.5 cm)
Object number1996.005.241
Exhibition HistoryFragments of the Roman Past: North African Red Slip Ware from the William Knight Zewadski Collection, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 19 - May 29, 1994
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1995 - May 2004
ProvenanceEx coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art