Lamp
Artist
EGYPT
Date3rd-4th century
MediumCeramic, terra cotta
ClassificationsFurnishings
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number1910.3.26
DescriptionUnglazed buff colored clay. "Frog" lamp made in a mold. On upper surface modelled horseshoe shaped run surrounds the oil hole in the center. This with the small bump in front of the hole, represents the frog. The lamp is round, flattened, with a rounded, extended nozzle. On the base a footprint-shaped mark incised in the center.On View
Not on viewCollections
4 - 7 AD
Egypt
1st - 2nd century AD