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Caption

Lamp, 2nd–3rd century C.E.. Terracotta, 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 4 9/16 in. (8.2 x 4.8 x 11.6 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, 16.309. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Lamp

Date

2nd–3rd century C.E.

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: Fayum Region, Egypt

Medium

Terracotta

Classification

Fire/Heat

Dimensions

3 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 4 9/16 in. (8.2 x 4.8 x 11.6 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

16.309

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