Late antiquity: the twilight of mouldmade lamps
Late antiquity: the twilight of mouldmade lamps
Author(s): Ioannis MotsianosSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Ancient World, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: late antiquity; lighting devices; mouldmade lamps; wheel-made lamps; reproduction; imitation; regeneration; olive oil;
Summary/Abstract: The article examines clay lamp evolution in late antiquity and explores the probable reasons for the dominance of mouldmade lamps during the first Christian centuries and the possible causes which led to their disappearance at the close of late antiquity.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2019
- Issue No: XXVIII
- Page Range: 73-88
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English