Lamp Finial

Title: Lamp Finial
Inventory Number: A0258
Date Acquired: 1958
Source: Rohe Collection
Provenance: ?
From Date: 101
To Date: 200
Description: Mouldmade finial, w bust of Zeus apparently rising from floral element visible at back as large leaf which at sides finished as shallowly concave surfaces on side of bust. Head of Zeus surrounded by curly hair & beard w eyes under prominent brows, nose & mouth articulated; at back, merges into back of second smaller head w long hair bound by fillet, crown strands & curls indicated by incision (?Ganymede). Zeus in chiton which falls in front in V-shaped folds, vertical from r shoulder, w swath of himation coming from rear over l shoulder; ?floral element in center of chest. Completely coated in red paint.
State of Preservation: Broken off just above waist, large hole in top of head, where something broken off, edges of break smoothed. Worn surface & much of paint worn off & some wear darkening of surfaces.
Height: 6.0 cm
Width: 4.35 cm
Color: Clay body 7.5YR 8/4 (pink); paint 2.5YR 8/4 (light red).
Type: lamp
Material: fired clay