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Ancient Lamps Catalogue

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Notes | Abbreviations | Signatures | Inscriptions | Index of Motifs

Notes & Conventions

The lamps are described as they appear in the first image of them (i.e. viewed looking down at the top with the nozzle pointing downwards). The "front" of a lamp includes the nozzle, with the "back" at the opposite end (typically including a handle).

The terms "Bronze Age" and "Iron Age" used in the first section refer to those periods for the region of the lamps shown (i.e. the Levant).

Conventional terminology is shown in the diagram at right.
(Note: the common use of the word "spout" to mean the nozzle is strictly inaccurate; a spout is for pouring whereas the primary use of a lamp nozzle is to house the wick.)

Abbreviations

L. Length
W. Width
H. Height
ih including handle
eh excluding handle
l. left
r. right

 

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Signatures & Marks

ARMEN
BASSA
CCLOSVC
CIVNDRAC
CRESCES
FORTIS
IANVARI
LMADIEC
MAVRCI
MNOVGERM
MNOVIVST
PRVDE
STROBILI
FY7
VKL1
VR9
RNA3
VA10
FY2, FY3
FY5
VR6
RNA4
RNA2
HA3, RNA5
FY4
FY1

A (alpha) HM9, PL4, RE2, RE5
CPWCIANOY (Sposianos) RG1

Planta pedis
BAM1, RAM1, RM4
SABATIVS (associated mark)
RNA13, RNA14
 

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Inscriptions

Aramaic RSP10
Greek BI2, BI3, BSP4
Latin RNA14, VA1
 

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Index of Motifs  
Africa (personification) RNA2
Altar HA2, VA8, VA11
Amazon VR1, VR9
Anubis VA4
Apollo VR4

Basket(?) RSP8
Bear VA10
Bed RSP1, VA3, VR6
Boat RNA7
Bow RNA11, RNA14
Building RNA7
Bull PL2

Caduceus RC2, RNA15, VA4, VA11
Chair RNA6
Chariot VR8
Chi-Rho monogram BNA6
Cockerel VA12
Cornucopia HA4, RNA5
Crescent CA2, CA3, CA4, HA2, RSP2
Cross BNA8, BSP7, BSP8, BSP12, CA7
Cupid RM7, VR2

Deer RNA13, VA5
Diana RNA11
Dolphin RNA3, VA6

Eagle HA3, HA5, RNA12
Elephant RE1, RNA2
Erotic scene RSP1, RSP3, VA3, VR6
Erotes HM7
Euthenia HA4

Fisherman RNA7
Frog RE2, RE3

Galley RNA9
Game-board RNA6
Gladiator RAM1, RM8, VA7, VR7

Harpocrates RE1, RNA5
Head BNA2, BSP10, PL1, PL3, PL4, RM6
Hercules VR1
Hippolyte VR1
Horse BNA1, RC3
Horseman BNA1

Isis RE1, RNA10
Ivy HM9

Labrys VR9
Lance BNA1
Lares VA8
Leaf HA1, HA6
Lily RSP6, RSP7
Lion BNA3, RAM3, RNA1
Lyre VR4
Maenad RNA8
Man (unidentified) BNA5
Mask FY4, HM7, HM11
Medusa VA9
Menorah BM1
Mercury / Hermes RC2, RNA15
Mirror RM7
Mule RAM3

Nilus HA4

Palm-branch VA4, VA11
Palm-tree RNA14, RNA17
Palmette HA3
Peacock RM9, VR5
Pine-cone PL5
Pomegranate VR5

Ram RC2, RNA15
Reed HA4
Rhyton VA8
Rosette BNA4, HA1, M1, M2, RM10, RSP10, RSP11, VR3

Satyr HM6
Serapis RNA10
Shell CA7
Shield BNA1, RAM1, RM8, RNA14, RNA17, VA1, VR1, VR2, VR9
Silenos HM6, HM7, PL1
Situla VA8
Snake HA2
Sol / Helios RG1, RNA16, RSP2
Spear RNA13
Stag RNA13, VA5
Steering-oar RNA3, RNA9
Sword RAM1, RM8, VA7

Throne RE1
Thyrsos HM2, RNA8
Tympanum RNA8

Venus RM7
Victoria RNA14, RNA17, VA1
Vine RAM2

Waterfront scene RNA7
Wreath BSP8, HM10, RC3, RM11, RSP11, VA2
 

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