Conical lamp
Conical lamp

Currently not on view

Conical lamp,

4th–5th century

Late Antiquity, ca. 476–700 CE
2006-474

Information

Title
Conical lamp
Dates

4th–5th century

Medium
Transparent olive-green and dark blue glass; few sandy impurities
Dimensions
h. 15.88 cm, diam. rim. 6.25 cm (6 1/4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dan Fellows Platt
Object Number
2006-474
Place Made

Levant ?

Description
Flaring rim, sharply cut off and uneven; conical body with extended point. A row of applied, dark blue blobs, 3 cm. below the rim, forms a decorative band around the body.
Period
Roman (style or period), Late Antique
Type
lamps (lighting devices), glass
Materials
free-blown glass
Subject
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Given to the Museum by Mrs. Dan Fellows Platt

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