A group of early Roman lamps from Chhîm, Lebanon: preliminary research on shapes, fabric and provenance
A group of early Roman lamps from Chhîm, Lebanon: preliminary research on shapes, fabric and provenance
Author(s): Małgorzata KajzerSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Visual Arts, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Chhîm; Phoenicia; Roman period; oil lamps; macroscopic fabric analysis; semi-fine ware; iconography;
Summary/Abstract: The early Roman oil lamps from recent excavations by a Polish team in Chhîm constitute a significantly fragmented group. Macroscopic analysis of fabrics, combined with a typological study and complemented by iconographic research wherever applicable, revealed similarities between these lamps and similar finds from the Levant. The fabric underscores a production continuity from the Hellenistic period and reveals similarities with a regional semi-fine ware. The collected data suggest the Southern Phoenician coast as a potential center of production.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 2/2020
- Issue No: XXIX
- Page Range: 295-310
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English