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Nozzle of a lamp
Nozzle of a lamp

Nozzle of a lamp

about 525 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueMarble, Greek, of very fine grain (possibly Pentelic)
DimensionsLength (max.): 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number01.8212
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceSaid to have been found between Athens and Eleusis, Greece [see note]. Acquired from Adolf Furtwängler (b. 1853 - d. 1907), Berlin by Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), Rome and London; 1901, sold by Warren to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 1, 1901)

NOTE: According to Warren's records, this came from Furtwängler, who said it was found between Athens and Eleusis.
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