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Four-Spouted Lamp
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art

Four-Spouted Lamp

AAT Object Form/Functionlamps (lighting devices)
Place ExcavatedJericho, Palestine, Asia
PeriodEarly Bronze Age IV - Middle Bronze Age I
Date2300-2000 BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineJericho Excavations, 1952-1958
Dimensions1 1/2 x 5 15/16 in. (3.8 x 15.1 cm)
Object number1955.066
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001-February 12, 2018
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, October 14, 2024 - Present
ProvenanceExcavated by Kathleen Kenyon (1906-1978), Tomb J, Jericho, Palestine.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
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