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| Item Number: |
4YYV8 |
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| Category: |
Byzantine |
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| Period: |
Early Byzantine |
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| Date: |
c. Early, 324-843 A.D. |
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| Material: |
Terra Cotta |
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| Length: |
3 3/4" (9.4cm) |
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| Display Stand: |
Not Applicable |
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| Note: |
These lamps were circulated in the HolyLand |
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| Status: |
Sold |
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| Description: |
Mouldmade, ovoid body, reddish-orange buff clay, a small tongue handle, and a small filling hole surrounded by a circular ring, the shoulders with a pattern of radiating rays and small pellets, the nozzle decorated with small pellets, and a flat base surrounded by a circular groove.
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| Condition: |
Intact, with earthy deposits and encrustation.
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| References: |
Ancient Lamps from the Mediterranean by Srdjan Djuric
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| Keywords: |
Oil lamp: Widely used around the Mediterranean and the Near East from the Bronze Age until the Byzantine Period, a span of over a thousand years. During this millennium lamp-forms changed from open saucers to enclosed ovals with tubular spouts. Most surviving ancient examples are composed of ceramic or so-called terra cotta, but lamps were also made of bronze and occasionally of stone.
Mould-Made Lamps: Mould-made lamps were made from clay which was pressed by hand into already fired stone or clay moulds, then allowed to dry and removed from the mould, they were made in two halves and then fitted together, and once the clay in the mould dried it would loosen and could be removed and fired.
Terracotta: Means "baked clay" and this type of pottery was used extensively throughout the ancient world. Clay was abundant and in varied colors and the early potters had vast quantities with which to experiment and develop their styles. Items in daily use included plates, pitchers, bowls and jugs but the most common piece was the oil lamp.
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