Tipologia ştampilelor de lămpi (Firmalampen) descoperite la Durostorum–Ostrov (Ferma 4)
Typology of lamp marks found at Durostorum–Ostrov (Farm 4)
Author(s): Dan ElefterescuSubject(s): History, Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Institutul de Cercetari Eco-Muzeale Tulcea - Institutul de Istorie si Arheologie
Keywords: Durostorum;Moesia Inferior;Firmalampen;pottery workshops;lucerna;lamp moulds.
Summary/Abstract: The Lower Danube Museum of Calarași stores over 1,400 Roman lucerna oil lamps, most of them found by the author of this paper during surveys at the civilian settlement of Durostorum (Ostrov-Farm 4). Amongst them, 617 are of Firmalempen type, whose marks we hereby briefly review. The artifacts, of various qualities, bear the marks of workshops/pottery makers from the Empire’s western or nearby provinces. The presence of moulds and scrap artifacts are indicative of the intense economic and production activities in the region. Even though many were found accidentally or during rescue surveys, the dating of the settlement ascribes the majority of the artifacts described below to the early 2nd-late 3rd century AD.
Journal: Peuce (Serie Nouă) - Studii şi cercetari de istorie şi arheologie
- Issue Year: XIV/2016
- Issue No: 14
- Page Range: 159-185
- Page Count: 27
- Language: Romanian