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Collections

Unknown
Lamp with Handle in the Form of a Horse's Headlate 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.

Not on view
Bronze oil lamp with teardrop-shaped reservoir and a curved handle topped by a sculpted horse's head, dark patina with blue-green oxidation
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Lamp with Handle in the Form of a Horse's Head
Culture
Roman
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
late 1st century B.C.-early 1st century A.D.
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.32
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.