ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Lamp with Christogram and Geometric Motifs Including Decorated Chevrons
AAT Object Form/Functionlamps (lighting devices)
AAT Object Techniquemolding (forming)
Place CreatedTunisia, Africa
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Date3rd-4th Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William K. Zewadski
Dimensions5 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (14 x 8 x 5 cm)
Object number1997.003.182
Exhibition HistoryThe Art of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions at the Michael C. Carlos Museum, Michael C. Carlos Museum, November 8, 1997 - January 4, 1998ProvenanceEx coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States, purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, March 1993 or 1994.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
2500-2000 BCE
ca. 300 BCE-200 CE
4th-5th Century CE
Navigius Workshop
late 3rd-early 4th Century CE
ca. 1200-1400 CE