Lamp with Spies carrying Grapes

Title

Lamp with Spies carrying Grapes

Subject

terracotta, north_africa, 5century, byzantium

Description

This is a characteristic Roman-style oil lamp of the "North African" style because they were found a lot in North Africa--there is some doubt, however, that they originated from North Africa, under the hypothesis that Alexandria could have been one its true origin.

Creator

Julius Ross

Source

1932.56.76

Publisher

[no text]

Date

400-500

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

HAM

Relation

[no text]

Format

Terracotta

Language

[no text]

Type

[no text]

Identifier

Taylor

Coverage

Byzantine/Tunisian/Egyptian(?)

Original Format

[no text]

Physical Dimensions

Unspecified dimensions

Files

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12884814/OmekaImages/JuliusLamp.tiff

Citation

Julius Ross, “Lamp with Spies carrying Grapes,” CB 51 Gallery, accessed March 29, 2024, https://gallerytest.omeka.net/items/show/196.