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Home > Antiquities > Lamps > Roman Click images to enlarge Reference: LR242 Roman 'catacomb' lamp Period: Roman Origin: Central Italy Date: 275 – 400 AD Loeschcke Type VIII pottery lamp with concentric bands of raised pellets on shoulder (Warzenlampe). Solid handle with indentations on each side. Size: L. 9.0 cm Condition: Encrusted surface, two small holes in base (central hole probably made for mounting in modern times). Price: £125.00 Notes: Cf. BMC II, Q1423-5; Bailey, 14c; Schäfer, 57-8; Szentléleky, 180; Mlasowsky, 431-3; Boston, 88.582; Hoff, 238. Comments: The popular name for this type of lamp derived from several examples found in the ancient catacombs of Rome. The type has also been found in the limes area of western Europe. An interesting type produced in Italy at a time when the western Roman Empire was increasingly under threat and examples are rarely found on the commercial market. Provenance: From a private English collection. * Transactions are conducted in British pounds. Prices shown in brackets are approximate currency conversions for guidance only and may differ from the actual conversion used in a transaction.

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