Lamp with Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva

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Lamp with Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva

Artist Unidentified

Period Roman Empire Ancient Roman, 27 BCE-395 CE

Place of OriginRoman Empire

Date2nd-3rd century CE

Dimensions4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Mediumceramic

ClassificationUtilitarian Objects

Credit LineGift of Dr. Arthur F. Bissell

Object number

1912.1257

Not on View

Collections

Decorative Arts

Exhibition HistoryCedar Rapids Museum of Art, Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave, Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2005.

The Dayton Art Institute, The Roman World: Religions and Everyday Life (featuring the Brooklyn Museum exhibition: Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire), Sept. 21, 2007 - Jan. 6, 2008.

Comparative ReferencesLamp with Capitoline Triad in Antikensammlung Munich: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Staatliche_Antikensammlungen_M%C3%BCnchen_885.JPG Lamp with Capitoline Triad in Spurlock Museum at UIUC: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lamp_depicting_Jupiter,_Juno,_and_Minerva,_Roman,_France,_1st_century_AD,_terracotta_-_Spurlock_Museum,_UIUC_-_DSC05769.jpgLabel TextThis Roman terracotta lamp features a depiction of the Capitoline Triad—Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva—important deities in ancient Roman religion. Mold-made, it functioned as an oil lamp, providing light in domestic or ritual settings. The handle, originally thought to be part of the lamp, was determined to be a later addition and was removed during conservation.