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Reference: CA10 / Cat. No.
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Period:
Roman
Origin:
Europe
Date:
100 – 400 AD
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Description:
Achtförmige open lamp. Leaf-shaped handle.
Fabric:
Copper alloy.
Manufacture:
Sheet metal.
Size (cm):
L. 9.2, W. 6.9, H. 1.5 (eh)
Condition:
Handle bent.
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Notes:
Cf. (related type) Nestorović & Chrzanovski, PAM 2019, pp.241-254, fig. 3 (found at Poetovio); Loeschcke, 1068; BMC IV, Q3754-9; Menzel, 710; Simion 2003, 50-51; (manufacture) BMC IV, Q3765.
Genre: see Eckardt, TRAC 2000, pp.8-21.
Another Achtförmige open lamp raised from sheet copper alloy noted with pronounced figure-of-eight shape; similar leaf-shaped handle-ornament, of sheet metal and attached by single rivet, but with extended foot scrolled behind to form basic band handle.
Loeschcke Type XXIVa (variant).
Comments:
It has been speculated that objects of this type may have served as holders for conventional closed lamps but the two are seldom found together and evidence suggests that, at least in most cases, these objects were themselves used as lamps on their own, perhaps employing animal fat as a fuel rather than oil.
The generic term 'Achtförmige' applied to this type of open-topped lamp refers to a figure-of-eight shape that is more pronounced in some examples than in others. The genre, apparently confined to Europe, was made in both metal and pottery. Characteristics include a large rounded body and large rounded wick-rest sharing the same flat floor, and more or less perpendicular sides that are usually of uniform height.
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