lamp
- Museum number
- 1756,0101.609.d
- Description
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Fragment of a mould-made pottery lamp: two voluted rounded-tipped nozzles, decorated with double raised ornaments between the volutes. Covered with a streaky orange-red slip.
- Production date
- 40-80 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Width: 8.20 centimetres
- Curator's comments
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Sir Hans Sloane’s ‘Miscellanea’ catalogue is a bound volume in Central Archives containing seven separate catalogues: ‘Miscellanies’, ‘Antiquities’, ‘Seals’, ‘Pictures’, ‘Mathematical Instruments’, ‘Agate Handles’ and ‘Agate Cups, Bottles, Spoons’. Each contains numbered entries that list and describe objects collected by Sloane between the 1680s and 1750s. Each catalogue begins with object number one.
Text from Sloane Miscellanea catalogue: Miscellanea Antiquities 609 "609. ____ wt a halfe moon standing up the figure of the busto of Jupiter wt an eagle, on the back BE. Id."; ____ referring to Miscellanea Antiquities 599 "599. A small lamp wt. a Victory holding a shield in the right hand. Id."; id referring to Miscellanea Antiquities 594 "594. A red earthen ware ancient sepulchrall Roman lamp wt. a victory & a targett. from Cardinall Gualtieris collection."
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Removed from pastiche containing 1756.1-1.609.a-c.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1753
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1756,0101.609.d
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: SLAntiq.609
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Sloane Miscellanea Catalogue number: 609 (Antiquities)