Lamp Item Number: M1.150 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
One-wick lamp in the shape of a bird with a circular base. The bird's tail forms the long nozzle and there is an oval filling hole at the centre of the bird's back.
Item History
- Made in Athens, Greece
- Owned by British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) before March 1960
- Received from British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Lamp
- Identification Number
- M1.150
- Type of Item
- lamp
- Material
- bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and incised
- Overall
- height 3.6 cm, width 2.4 cm, depth 8.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Greek
- Previous Owner
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
- Received from
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Athens, Greece
When
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 0038/0030