Oil Lamp in the Shape of an African's Head
Oil lamps in the shape of a head of an animal or person were created in Italy during the Renaissance in imitation of similar ones made by the ancient Romans. 17th-century collectors could not tell the difference and collected the Renaissance examples as “antiquities.” This oil...
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13088
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object
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, before 1931; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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en
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5
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| imageCount | 5 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.1716 |
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