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

Sunburst Lamp

Place CreatedAsia
Date2nd-mid 1st Century BCE
MediumClay
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Max Schloessinger
Dimensions1 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 2 7/8 in. (3.8 x 9 x 7.3 cm)
Object number1964.027
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
MCCM 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
ProvenanceEx coll. Dr. Miriam Schaar Schloessinger (1880-1972), New York, New York, acquired in Jerusalem, 1930.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 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
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
331-64 BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University.
late 4th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
3rd-mid 1st Century BCE