Lamp Item Number: M2.1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Lamp with a siren with bird's legs and feet depicted in profile on the discus. She holds a fillet in her hand. The lamp is one-wicked and saucer-shaped with two holes, one to one side of the discus, and the other at the nozzle.
Narrative
Collected by Mr. Cesnola. Part of a collection made in Cyprus in 1873 and presented to the Metropolitan Museum for the 1875 opening.
Item History
- Made in Cyprus
- Collected during 1873
- Owned by Luigi Palma di Cesnola
- Owned by Stanford University Museum before March 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source) during March 1973
What
Who
- Culture
- Roman
- Previous Owner
- Luigi Palma di Cesnola and Stanford University Museum
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
When
- Collection Date
- during 1873
- Ownership Date
- before March 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics; terracotta
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 0239/0017