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 viewClassificationsTools and equipment
Collections
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.
NOTE: According to Warren's records, this came from Furtwängler, who said it was found between Athens and Eleusis.
about 325–300 B.C.
4th century B.C.
2nd century A.D.
about 340 B.C.
about A.D. 160–180
2nd half of the 1st century or early 2nd century AD
First half of the 6th century CE
about A.D. 150–192; first recut about A.D. 210–267; second recut about A.D. 400
5th century
about 480 B.C.
first half of the 4th century B.C.