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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Oil Lamp with Leda and the Swan
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Oil Lamp with Leda and the Swan

AAT Object Techniquestamping (marking)
AAT Object Form/Functionoil lamps
AAT Object Techniquerelief (sculpture techniques)
CultureRoman
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions1 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 3/4 in., 58 g (4.8 x 9.2 x 7 cm, 2 1/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.496
Published ReferencesHotel des Ventes, Marseille, Archeologie - Objets de Fouille (23 Mars 1972), lot 113.
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Hotel des Ventes, Marseille, France, March 23, 1972, lot 113 (part). Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art