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Oil lamp
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Oil lamp

Daten.d.
Mediumbronze
Dimensions24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Markingsnone visible.
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. William C. Thompson
Terms
Object number1901.1203
DescriptionSquare base with four claw feet, on which a partly coiled snake raises its neck, holding a lamp in its jaws. Handle of lamp formed by a horse head, and a swan covers the oil hole. No marks. Probably a copy of an old lamp.
On View
Not on view
Oil Lamp
Greek
about 2nd century BCE
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Italian
1550–1600
Sconce
American
about 1740
Sconce
American
18th century
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Flintlock Pistol
late 1700s-early 1800s
Wheel-Lock Mechanism
Master "GR"
1600–1650
Reference Image - Not for Reproduction
Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
1860–1880