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Terracotta lamp representing Bes

end of 6th century BCE
Not on view
A small lamp with a short nozzle and flat rim is embedded in a deeper bowl and attached to a vertical handle decorated on the front with a figure of Bes. Incised in the Cypriot syllabary on the rim of the lamp is the inscription "of Philotimos," who was perhaps the maker or owner.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta lamp representing Bes
  • Period: Cypro-Archaic II
  • Date: end of 6th century BCE
  • Culture: Cypriot
  • Medium: Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made
  • Dimensions: 9 3/16 in., 1 lb. (23.3 cm)
  • Classification: Cesnola Inscriptions
  • Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
  • Object Number: 74.51.2364
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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