Oil lamp with vine and leaf motif

Artist/Maker Unknown artist, Roman (Ancient)

Date5th-7th century

MediumTerracotta

DimensionsOverall: 3 9/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (9 × 7 × 3.1 cm) Spout: 1/4 in. (0.7 cm) Other (Center Opening): 1/2 in. (1.2 cm) Base: 2 3/4 × 1 13/16 in. (7 × 4.6 cm)

Credit LineIsaac Hollister Hall, Class of 1859, Collection. Transferred from the Hamilton College Archives; Gift of Janet M. Bates.

Object number2015.6.46

On view

DescriptionMold-made oil lamp with applied handle and single central filling hole surrounded by interior ridge which continues forward around the wick hole. Five double arches surround the fill hole creating a flower-like shape. Sloping shoulder with raised spiral and curved line design.

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Additional Details

Exhibition History 2015
Clinton, NY. Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Archive Hall: Art and Artifacts," May 2015 - ongoing (no catalog).

Provenance 2013: Hamilton College (Archives), by gift of Janet M. Bates;
1999: Janet M. Bates, by bequest of her husband, George P. Bates;
?: George P. Bates, Class of 1936, by gift or bequest of his mother, Mary Hall Bates;
?: Mary Hall Bates, by gift or bequest of her father, Isaac Hollister Hall;
1875-77: Isaac Hollister Hall, by gift of General Luigi Palma di Cesnola;
1875-77: excavated by General Luigi Palma di Cesnola