Lamp with Crescent Moon Handle, Pompeii

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A ceramic lamp which features an image of the Egyptian god Zeus-Ammon above an eagle on the handle. Pompeii, 1st century CE. Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, (National Maritime Museum, Sydney Australia).

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Liana Miate
Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo

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Miate, Liana. "Lamp with Crescent Moon Handle, Pompeii." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Aug 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7137/lamp-with-crescent-moon-handle--pompeii/. Web. 26 Apr 2025.

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