Oil Lamp from Herculaneum
Roman
Herculaneum
about 1st century
Terracotta
Overall: 1 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (4.2 × 7.4 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of James Walter Goldthwait
37.10.5144
Geography
Place Made: Italy, Europe
Period
1-500
Object Name
Furnishings: Lighting Device
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Exhibition History
Gene Y. Kim, Class of 1985, Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 19-November 30, 2008.
Provenance
Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 1937.
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