Lamp with horizontal handle
Greek
possibly late 6th century BCE
Buff earthenware with black slip on exterior
Overall: 3 7/16 × 1 7/16 in. (8.8 × 3.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Ann B. Carter
2007.50.14
Geography
Place Made: Greece, Europe
Period
1000 BCE-1 CE
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Classical World
Not on view
Course History
CLST 22, City-States and Panhellenic Sanctuaries, Margaretha Kramer, Winter 2019
Provenance
Collected by Esther Fisher Hallowell [Morse] (1881-1946) and Susan Morris Hallowell [Brooks] (1883-1981) on a family trip to Greece in 1906; to Ann Brooks Carter [Susan's daughter], Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 2007.
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