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Lamp handle made of bronze in the shape of an ibex. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. Southern Arabia. Louvre Museum, Paris.

The scene on this terracotta lamp depicts Attis on a cult-car pulled by rams; a Corybant (a devotee of the god) is shown beyond. Said to be from Mitcham, Surrey. Roman period, made in central Italy, about 175-225 CE. (The British Museum...

The scene on this terracotta lamp depicts two satyrs treading grapes. From Herpes, France. Roman period, made in Italy, about 40-80 CE. Signed by the maker Gaius Clodius.(The British Museum, London).

This is a pottery lamp. Nabataean Period, 100 BCE to 500 CE. From modern-day Wadi Musa, Jordan Hashemite Kingdom. (The Jordan Museum, Amman, Jordan).

The scene on this terracotta lamp depicts two tragic actors (perhaps Orestes and Pylades) on a couch; a severed head lies below. Roman period, made in Italy, about 175-225 CE. Transferred from the Wellcome Collection. (The British Museum...

This is a redware pottery lamp which was done in the form of a granary with a separate door. It has a red slip on the door and around. From Diopolis Parva, Egypt. 2nd Intermediate Period, 1650-1550 BCE. The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology...

Dating to the mid-13th century CE, this lamp was found near Acre, in present-day Israel. It measures 5.4 cm x 11 cm x 6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum, New York)

There were three principal painting techniques during the Renaissance: fresco, tempera, and oils. In all of these techniques, colour was an important part of the painter's armoury, allowing them to create images that would strike a chord...

The Cyrenaics were a philosophical school of thought founded c. 4th century BCE by Aristippus of Cyrene (l. c. 435-356 BCE) who taught that sensual pleasure was the highest good and only worthwhile pursuit in life. Known as the first hedonistic...

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