Lamp Handle
Caption
Egypto-Roman. Lamp Handle, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Terracotta, 2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 4 in. (7.5 x 3.3 x 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.283.
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Culture
Title
Lamp Handle
Date
30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.
Period
Early Roman Period (probably)
Geography
Possible place made: Medinet el-Fayum (vicinity), Fayum Region, Egypt
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Dimensions
2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 4 in. (7.5 x 3.3 x 10.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.283
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