Late antiquity: the twilight of mouldmade lamps

• Authors: Motsianos, Ioannis

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

late antiquity; lighting devices; mouldmade lamps; wheel-made lamps; reproduction; imitation; regeneration; olive oil

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 28(1)
• Pages: 73-87

Dates

published

2020-01-03

Contributors

author

Motsianos, Ioannis

Identifiers

DOI

10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam28.1.06