ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Oil Lamp with Eagle
Place ExcavatedCaesarea, Israel, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodRoman Imperial
Date1st Century CE
MediumCeramic, slip
Credit LineLink Marine Expedition, 1960
Dimensions1 x 2 3/8 in. (2.5 x 6 cm)
Object number1960.021
Label TextMold-made discus lamp with circular body, a narrow nozzle terminating in a rounded tip, and no handle. The discus is sunken, with a perforated filling hole, and decorated with an eagle in relief. The nozzle is flanked by volutes. The clay is slipped. A number of such imported Italian-made lamps have been excavated at Caesarea.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - 2013
ProvenanceExcavated by Link Marine Expedition, Israel, 1960.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
last third of the 1st-3rd Century CE
70-135 CE
1st Century CE
late 4th-7th Century CE
late 4th - 7th Century CE
70-135 CE
1st Century CE
late 19th-early 20th Century
3rd Century CE
6th-mid 7th Century CE
7th-8th Century CE
