About the Artwork
Oil Lamp
middle/late 1st century
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Roman
Unknown
Molded earthenware
Without handle: H. 1 1/2 x L. 5 1/2 in. (3.8 x 14.0 cm) Handle: 2 3/8 x 2 x 1 1/4" (6 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm).
Ceramics
Greco-Roman and Ancient European
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nils Inghagen
F80.199
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Markings
The lamp is inscribed on the bottom with the maker's name. AMYRO within a foot print. The maker, according to Donald Bailey (British Museum), is from central Italy and was working in the second half of the 1st century A.D.
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Roman, Oil Lamp, middle/late 1st century, Molded earthenware. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nils Inghagen, F80.199.
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