Steatite oil lamp
Oil would have been placed in the bowl, and wicks could rest on the two cuttings in the rim. This is a good example of one of the most characteristic types of stone lamps that were made in the Neopalatial period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Steatite oil lamp
- Period: Middle Minoan III-Late Minoan I
- Date: ca. 1750–1450 BCE
- Culture: Minoan
- Medium: Steatite
- Dimensions: H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm)
- Classification: Miscellaneous-Stone Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1914
- Object Number: 14.89.13
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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