UMD_97.01.09

Dublin Core

Title

UMD_97.01.09

Description

Type 3: Cocked Hat Lamp; Glazed and Wheelmade. Last quarter of 7th century B.C. Earliest use of the wheel and glaze in Greek lamp production. There is a flattened circular bottom from which the saucer-like flaring sides spread to form the body. The nozzle is pinched. Likely made in or near the Athenian Agora.

Date

c. 7th-6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Files

UMD_1997.01.09_Lamp.PNG

Collection

Citation

“UMD_97.01.09,” Ancient Lamps of the Mediterranean Basin for the Study Collection of UMD's Dept. of Art History & Archaeology, accessed November 21, 2024, https://ancient-med-lamps.artinterp.org/items/show/11.