The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

Black-Gloss Oil Lamp

400s BCE

Greek, Attic

ceramic
Overall: 2.5 x 8.9 cm (1 x 3 1/2 in.)
Gift of Jack E. and Gail Oettinger 1986.1041
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1986
    Jack E. and Gail Oettinger, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1986-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Boger, Ann C. "Mankind's Ascent from Darkness: the Oil Lamp and its History" The Rushlight (1990).
  • {{cite web|title=Black-Gloss Oil Lamp|url=false|author=|year=400s BCE|access-date=24 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1986.1041