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Catalog Number CAS 0216-0081   CAS 0216-0081; Lamp
Category Lamps; Pottery
Object Name Lamp
Culture Italian
Global Region Europe
Country Italy
State/Prov./Dist. Sicily, Messina Province
County
Other Geographic Data City: Taormina
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name Allen Collection of Lamps
Materials Clay; Glaze
Description Majolica ware lamp in the shape of a woman seemingly wearing only a necklace and long sash draped across her shoulder and arm and sitting on horse a horse while holding a double spouted, jar-shaped oil reservoir on her head; Horse's hind legs are modeled together as single piece, and horse is mounted on shallow, round bowl-shaped drip basin; Entire figure is covered with mottled glaze in colors of green, yellow, red, blue, and tan.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.0, Max Diam = 12.6