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Oil Lamp with a Chariot Scene
Oil lamp decorated with a four-horsed chariot at speed. Made in Italy, c. 40-70 CE.
The British Museum, London.
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Oil Lamp with Running Animals & Greek Inscription
From a workshop in Upper Egypt.
The Greek inscription says "The Holy and Consubstantial Trinity Amen."
4th-5th century CE. Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Roman Oil Lamp
Oil lamp in the form of a wine barrel found in Cologne (Germany), Roman Empire. (Romisch-Germanisches Museum, Cologne)
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Terracotta oil lamp with gladiators
Terracotta oil lamp depicting a gladiatorial scene of saluting or requesting missio (raising two fingers in surrender), first half of 1st century CE. (on display in the Colosseum, Rome)
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Egyptian Oil Lamp
This is a terracotta oil lamp with orange clay and dull orange slip. It features a hollow handle in the form of a gorgon's head. This is a decorative example of the type of oil lamp that was used to light one’s home. 2nd century CE. Provided...
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Bronze Oil Lamp in the Shape of an African Slave
This Roman oil lamp of unclear provenance was made in the 1st Century CE. It portrays an Aethiopian slave, with barbarians like Africans and Celts being popular motifs in Roman art. The lamp has also been suggested to have erotic connotations...
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Roman Erotic Oil Lamp
A Roman terracotta oil lamp depicting an erotic scene between two women. From Anatolia. c. 1st Century BCE. (British Museum)
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Roman oil lamp with erotic scene
Roman oil lamp with erotic motif, 1st - 3rd century CE. (Altes Museum, Berlin)
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Egyptian Oil Lamp with Serapis
This is a fragment of a clay handle of a delta ceramic oil lamp; the loop handle is preserved. The fragment shows a bust of Serapis wearing a polis. From Egypt. Roman Period, 30 BCE to 641 CE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London...
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Silla Ceramic Oil Lamp
A ceramic oil lamp from the Silla kingdom of ancient Korea. 5-6th century CE. (National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA)