Two unpublished terracotta oil lamps from Marina el-Alamein in Egypt
Two unpublished terracotta oil lamps from Marina el-Alamein in Egypt
Author(s): Abdel Baset SaadSubject(s): Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Ancient World, History of Art
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: oil lamps; Marina el-Alamein; Sarapis; roosters;
Summary/Abstract: The two complete terracotta oil lamps published in this paper come from salvage excavations by an Egyptian team clearing House 21 in the ancient Graeco-Roman harbor of Marina el-Alamein on the northern coast of Egypt. Both are of Alexandrian manufacture, one of the two being an imitation of an Italic relief lamp. One is decorated with a representation of Sarapis enthroned, the other with a scene of roosters fighting. Both are from the 2nd–3rd century and reflect the Alexandrian cultural tradition in the life of this ancient town.
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
- Issue Year: 1/2019
- Issue No: XXVIII
- Page Range: 461-468
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
