ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Slipper Lamp with Cross
Possible OriginAsia
PeriodByzantine Rule
Date6th-mid 7th Century CE
MediumClay
DimensionsMaximum: 1 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (2.5 × 8.3 × 5.7 cm)
Object numberX.0020
Label TextThe slipper-shaped lamp, with molded decoration on the rim and nozzle, was characteristic of the Byzantine and Islamic periods.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
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
6th Century CE
6th Century CE
7th-8th Century CE
7th-8th Century CE
7th-9th Century CE
12th-14th Century CE
5th-6th Century CE
6th-7th Century CE
4th-6th Century CE
4th Century CE
2300-2000 BCE
late 6th Century BCE
