Window into the Bible
Lamp Moulds and Unusual Lamps
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Limestone Lamp Mould
Date: Roman Era
Photographed at the M. C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Greek Lamp Holder
Photographed at the Altes Museum, Berlin, Germany.
This lamp holder enabled the owner to carry the lamp with him where he went.
'You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.' Matthew 5:14-16.
Bronze Lantern
Date: 1st century AD
Place: possibly Torre Annunziata [near Naples, Italy]
Photographed at the British Museum, London, England.
For outdoor use. A small lamp was place inside and the flame was protected by draughts from horn sheets.
Lamp with Elephant's Heads and Human Figures
Date: 250 - 100 BC.
Place: Asia Minor (Turkey)
Photographed at the Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, California, USA.
Lamp with Female Head
Date: Late sixth century BC.
Place: Western Greek
Photographed at the M. C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Range of Greek Rhodian Oil Lamps
Photographed at the M. C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Bronze Oil Lamp with Cute Mouse
Date: 100 - 200 AD. Place: Roman
Photographed at the Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, California, USA. |
Seven Spouted Terracotta Oil Lamp
Date: Unknown
Place: Israel
Photographed at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Range of Oil Lamps
Date: Middle to second half of the 1st millennium BC.
Place: Babylon
Photographed at the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Bronze Lamps
Date: 1st – 2nd century AD
Place: Unknown
Photographed at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Bronze Lamp in the Form of a Theatre Mask
Date: 1st century AD
Place: Unknown
Photographed at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Lamp with Racing Chariot
Date: 1st century AD
Place: Unknown
Photographed at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Made of Terracotta.
Multi-Spouted Lamp
Date: Late 3rd to 2nd century BC
Place: Knidos [Turkey]
Photographed at the British Museum, London, England.
Clay lamp made on a wheel
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Boat-Shaped Lamp
Date: 50 – 120 AD Place: Italy
Photographed at the British Museum, London, England. |
Foot-shaped lamp
Date: 50 – 100 AD
Place: from Italy, found in Benghazi, Libya
Photographed at the British Museum, London, England.
Range of Lamps
Date: varies, between 1 – 80 AD.
Place: Trier, Germany
Photographed at the Landesmuseum, Trier, Germany.