A Third Century CE lamp
koot van wyk (DLitt et Phil; ThD)
Kyungpook National University
Sangju Campus
South Korea
conjoint lecturer of Avondale College
Australia
19 September 2009
According to my information, the lamp is an Antiochian import based on Roman models. These types date to 256 CE. They have concave tops, no handle and is decorated with designs and figures. One Antiochian lamp had some features exactly as in the lamp for identification, namely the curls near the nozzle with three vertical lines or four directly under the opening at the nozzle. Type VI is a better choice since the hole for the pouring of the oil is not exactly in the center of the lamp top but on the side, just like the lamp for identification.
Source:
P. V. C. Baur, The Excavations at Dura-Europos. Final Report IV. Part III The Lamps (London: Yale University Press, 1947).
A. Leibundgut, Die Romische Lampen in der Schweiz: Eine Kultur-und Handelsgeschictliche Studie (Bern: Francke Verlag, 1977).
J. Brants, Antieke Terra-Cotta Lampen: Uit Het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden (Leiden: N. V. Boekdrukkerij, 1913).
T. Oziol, Salamine de Chypre VII Les Lampes du Musee de Chypre (Paris: Diffusion de Boccard, 1977).
The lamp that was given to me by mrs Kim for identification.