Oil lamp depicting prancing horse
This lamp was described by its collector as ‘Roman, 3rd. century A.C. (sic). Circular, without handles, rounded nozzle. Red, unglazed; length 3.2. in. Relief: Horse prancing. (G. F. Lawrence, 2/9, 1927)’. It belonged to Lieutenant Colonel Montague who collected over 800 classical archaeological objects, which he bequeathed to the museum on his death.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 5/1946/58
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Foreign archaeology
- Collector Excavator
- Montague, LAD
- Material
- ceramic
- Common Name
- oil lamp depicting prancing horse
- Simple Name
- lamp
- Period Classification
- Roman Imperial - 31 BC-476 AD
