Terracotta lamp

Unknown

5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Olive oil in the hollow interior fueled a wick set into the projecting nozzle. This lamp without a handle could be carried in the palm of one hand. The tube in the center of the oil reservoir provided a convenient finger hole on the bottom.

Artist

Unknown

Date

5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Gisela M. A. Richter, 1938