Antonine table lamp by Eichholtz

The Met x Eichholtz presents the Antonine table lamp, inspired by an ancient Roman vase, with snake-like handles and a handmade linen shade. Dimensions: W 57.5 | Max W 80 | H 97 cm

HISTORIC PROVENANCE

The "Antonine" table lamp draws inspiration from a marble vase with handles in the form of intertwined snakes (2nd century CE) located at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Roman original, considered one of the best-preserved examples of this type, is decorated with distinctive, undulating "S"-shaped reliefs. The snakes, whose jaws appear to grip the rim of the vessel, symbolized the powers of the underworld and were considered by the Greeks and Romans to be guardians of sacred places and tombs.