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Illustration
Handle ornament broken from a terracotta lamp. It may commemorate Octavian's victory over Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt at the Battle of Actium in 31 BCE. Possibly Italian, more probably Egyptian, fabric.
Cite This Work
APA Style
Museum, T. o. t. B. (2019, November 19). Roman Lamp Handle Ornament. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11495/roman-lamp-handle-ornament/
Chicago Style
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Roman Lamp Handle Ornament." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 19, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11495/roman-lamp-handle-ornament/.
MLA Style
Museum, Trustees of the British. "Roman Lamp Handle Ornament." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 19 Nov 2019. Web. 27 Jul 2024.