The lamp from Kortina near Koper and other bronze lamps of the Adria type

• Authors: Preložnik, Andrej

Abstracts

EN

The unusual bronze lamp discovered in test excavations in 1952 in Kortina near Koper represents the so-called Adria type occurring in the Caput Adriae area in late medieval times and in the early modern age. Scarce archaeological data are supplemented and combined with ethnological and art historical evidence. The appearance and functionality are well explained by ethnographic parallels, whereas the artistic depiction sheds light on various manners of their use. Such a multidisciplinary analysis gives a deeper and at the same time broader approach to this interesting object of cultural heritage.

Keywords

EN

Kortina; bronze lamp; Adria type; Middle Ages; depictions; ethnological parallels; Venetian trade

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 28(1)
• Pages: 55-72

Dates

published

2020-01-03

Contributors

author

Preložnik, Andrej

Identifiers

DOI

10/31338/uw.2083-537x.pam28.1.05