A large terracotta Shell-type Oil Lamp, Persian Period, ca. 500 BCE large beads on bracelet Etruscan Art in the Metropolitan

Etruscan Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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A large terracotta Shell-type Oil Lamp, Persian Period, ca. 500 BCE large beads on bracelet Etruscan Art in the MetropolitanFrom the great Persian empire, a rare wheel made lamp of orangish buff clay, wet smoothed, the convex sides pinched in to form a large triangular wick rest, smooth, rounded base. Also known as "cocked hat" or "saucer" lamps. Condition: Crack to the rim otherwise intact and in very good condition overall. Dimensions: Length: 7. 5 in (19 cm), Width: 6. 5 in (16. 5 cm) Provenance: Private Washington, DC collection acquired in the 1960's and then by