Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0216-0184 | |
| Category | Lamps; Pottery | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | Roman | |
| Global Region | Europe | |
| Country | Italy | |
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Rome | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 5th-4th century BCE | |
| Collection Name | Allen Collection of Lamps | |
| Materials | Clay | |
| Description | Ceramic lamp in the shape of a fish; Left side of fish is decorated with letters Greek "Chi Ro" ("Christ"), with Chi as a cross; Right side of fish shows the same "Chi Ro" ("Christ"), with Chi as a cross flanked by Alpha and Omega; Hole by which to fill the oil reservoir is in the tail; Wick placed in fish’s mouth; Two holes go through the lamp, one in the dorsal fin, the other in the tail, presumably to suspend the lamp, although the bottom of the lamp is flat and supports the lamp standing upright. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Width = 3.0, Length = 15.1 | |