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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Oil Lamp
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Oil Lamp

AAT Object Techniqueunderwater archaeology
AAT Object Form/Functionlamps (lighting devices)
Place ExcavatedCaesarea, Israel, Asia
Date331-64 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineLink Marine Expedition, 1960
Dimensions2 11/16 x 4 in. (6.8 x 10.1 cm)
Object number1960.022
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - 2013
ProvenanceExcavated by Link Marine Expedition, Israel, 1960.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2nd-1st Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
5th-6th Century CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
2nd-mid 1st Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
331-323 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331 BCE-330 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331 BCE-330 CE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
late 4th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE