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).

lamp of mrs kim.jpg
The lamp that was given to me by mrs Kim for identification.

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