Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period
Terracottas and Plastic Lamps of the Roman Period

Author: Clairève Grandjouan

Publisher:

Published: 1961

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13:

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The volume contains a short introduction, a classification by types, a critical catalogue, a register of the dated contexts, concordances and indexes, and an excursus by T. B. L. Webster on the theatrical figurines. Nearly half of the 1,100 items are illustrated with photographs. The subjects of the (mostly fragmentary) figurines are revealing. To the Greek deities of earlier times are added Oriental figures like Serapis, Isis, Harpokrates, Attis, as well as Egyptian priests and Asiatic dancers. The molded "plastic" lamps that are included in this volume were probably made in the same workshops as the figurines.

Lamps from the Athenian Agora
Lamps from the Athenian Agora

Author: Judith Perlzweig

Publisher: ASCSA

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9780876616093

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At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. This booklet presents the development of different styles of lamps and includes a very useful identification guide. The author discusses the manufacture of lamps in Athens, a major industry with over 50 known workshops in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. She also provides illustrations of particularly fine examples, including ornate festival lamps with many nozzles and bizarre shapes.