Stemmed Lamp
Stemmed Lamp
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date5th-7th century CE
DimensionsH: 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm); Rim Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Body Diam: 2 15/16 in. (7.4 cm)
MediumGlass; free blown and tooled.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.869
Not on View
DescriptionThis stemmed lamp is made from thin to very thin transparent natural yellowish gray glass (near 5 Y 7/2). The vessel is free-blown, with a pontil mark about 1.0 cm wide that retains remains of the pontil wad. Some vertically elongated bubbles appear in the lower body. The inturned rim is rounded and thickened in flame. The walls of the body flare slightly downward to the greatest diameter, then curve strongly inward to form an inverted conical stem that joins a round base.
3rd century CE (?)
possibly 3rd Century
Probably first half of 6th century
4th century CE
Probably mid- to second half of 1st century
4th century CE
Probably 4th century
Second to third quarter of 1st century CE
2nd-3rd century CE
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