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Source Description
Roman artifacts, such as this simple, inexpensive, terracotta oil lamp, are commonly found in excavations. They were even found in the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium), through which ran the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
1788
label
Oil Lamp with Shell Decor
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
1788
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Oil Lamp with Shell Decor
description
Roman artifacts, such as this simple, inexpensive, terracotta oil lamp, are commonly found in excavations. They were even found in the Southern Netherlands (present-day Belgium), through which ran the northern boundary of the Roman Empire.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th century (Imperial Roman)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
lamps
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
2.4
height
6.3
dimensionsRaw
15/16 x 2 1/2 in. (2.4 x 6.3 cm)
Source extras
med
terracotta
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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