Lamp
Reproduction
MS5354
From: Greece | Crete | Knossos
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | MS5354 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Minoan |
Provenience | Greece | Crete | Knossos |
Creator | E. Gillieron |
Locus | Palace, Shrine of the Snake Goddess |
Period | Late Minoan II |
Date Made | 1913 |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Plaster |
Description | Original: White stone lamp. Wide shallow round bowl. Narrows somewhat toward base. Heavy rim with incised guilloches and edged with bead design. Indentations and projections for two wicks. Rim thickens between wick indentations to form downward projection - tab handles - on either side. |
Height | 7.8 cm |
Outside Diameter | 22 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from E. Gillieron, 1914 |
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