Oil lamp

Creator

Unknown

Files

Publication Date

January 2018

Time Period

7th-8th centuries CE

Abstract

Lamp is decorated with four animals whose features cannot be distinguished. The foot is a circular ridge with eight arms radiating from the center. The handle rises from the surface of the top of the lamp in a conical form. A trough surrounds the fill hole and leads to the nozzle, which is encompassed in the body of the teardrop-shaped lamp. Discoloration at the nozzle indicates use.

Keywords

Ceramic Oil Lamp

Alt Text

A three-dimensional model of a squat, clay vessel that widens from its central opening to a center point along its height, then narrows from there down to the base. There are two circular openings in the vessel's surface, which appears to have once been engraved with a decorative pattern that has deteriorated over time. The 3D model can be freely moved, rotated, and zoomed in and out to allow the viewer to inspect the object from multiple angles. A small, still image of the object is also included, with the object against a white background and a measurement scale in centimeters below it.

Physical Collection

Farid Karam Collection of Graeco-Roman Antiquities

Material

Clay

Box

10

Dimensions

9.1 x 7.8 x 4.3 cm.

Language

English

Discovery Location

Eastern Mediterranean region

Media Type

Oil lamps

Format

Digital 3D model

Identifier

R30-00049

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Oil lamp" (2018). Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection. 50.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/karam/50

Notes

citation/reference: Eric Meyers, et al., Excavations at the ancient synagogue of Gush Halav; David Stacy, Excavations at Tiberias, 1973-1974: The early Islamic periods. Color: light orange, tan encrustation. View description: Top view.

Equipment

Nikon D3400, AF-P Nikon 18-55 mm 1:3.5-5.6G

Capture Technique

Digital Photogrammetry, Agisoft Photoscan Professional 1.4.4

Affiliation

University of South Florida. Department of History (LOC)