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Lamp with head of an African
Roman, Egypt
Imperial Period
3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height: 3.1 cm.; width: 4.4 cm.; length: 7.6 cm.
(1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 in.)
(1 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.1537
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Lighting devices
DescriptionA plastic lamp in the form of a head of an African. Projecting nozzle with splayed tip. No handle.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.