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Lamp with Floral Decoration
1st century BCE-1st Century CE (Roman Imperial)
yellow ceramic, mold made
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
The medallion of this unglazed lamp bears a branch of foliage, possibly an olive branch with olivs, in low relief. Pelta-form volutes decorate the nozzle.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Henry Walters, Baltimore, [mode and date of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Measurements
Overall: 1 x 2 13/16 in. (2.6 x 7.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.191