ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Lamp with Harpocrates
AAT Object Form/Functionlamps (lighting devices)
AAT Object Techniquestamping (marking)
AAT Object Form/Functionfigures (representations)
Place FoundTripoli, Libya, Africa
CultureRoman
PeriodRoman Empire
Date2nd-3rd Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Thelma Akin
Dimensions3 x 1 x 4 1/4 in. (7.6 x 2.5 x 10.8 cm)
Object number1995.004.005
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1995 - October 1997The Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, January 1998 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2004 - June 24, 2013
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 28, 2013 - March 14, 2023
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 2, 2023 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. James Akin (1898-1967), Atlanta, Georgia, collected in Tripoli, Libya, 1951-1952. Thence by descent to Thelma Akin (1902-1999), Atlanta, Georgia.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
30 BCE-323 CE
ca. 200 CE
ca. 1st Century CE
30 BCE-323 CE
332 BCE-642 CE
305-30 BCE
722-30 BCE
404-343 BCE
2nd-3rd Century CE
2nd-3rd Century CE
late 1st-2nd Century CE
