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Oil Lamp with Figure of Eros
1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
terracotta
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
Roman artifacts, such as this simple, inexpensive, terracotta oil lamp, often turned up in excavations. They were even found in the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium), through which ran the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Mrs. G. Ashton Sutherland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, February 8, 1972, by gift.
Measurements
H: 3 3/8 x W: 2 3/8 in. (8.5 x 6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. G. Ashton Sutherland, 1972
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2319