Lamp Handle
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Terracotta
DATES
30 B.C.E.â395 C.E.
PERIOD
Early Roman Period (probably)
DIMENSIONS
2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 4 in. (7.5 x 3.3 x 10.2 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
16.283
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Fragmentary terra cotta lamp handle. Triangular shape. In raised relief, a dog and boar between conventionalized acanthus. Material not Egyptian. Probably an imported piece. Good work.
Condition: Very fragmentary.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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