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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datebefore 79 C.E.
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (5.7 × 15.9 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineHamilton College Collection
Object numberINV.637
Not on view
DescriptionTwo nozzle lamp with handle, one nozzle broken. Clay tan to gray; slightly lustrous dark gray slip, burned around preserved nozzle. Small hole in top with braid around; grape vine pattern around rim with human head in front (possibly Bacchus [?]). Ribbed handle and feet below either nozzle.
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
Untitled - Two Spout Lamp
Oil lamp with two nozzles
Oil lamp with two nozzles
Exhibition History
2011
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Learning to Look: Hamilton's Cabinets, Galleries and Museums Past, Present and Future," September 15 - December 16, 2011 (no cat.).
Provenance
before c. 1960s: Hamilton College;
further provenance unknown.
further provenance unknown.
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