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Reference: FY2 / Cat. No.
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Period:
Roman
Origin:
Trier, Germany
Date:
75 – 120 AD
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Description:
Base marked EVCARPI
Eucarpus, an Italian maker; the products of this workshop in the Rhineland are distinctive.
Fabric:
Grey clay with brown-grey slip.
Manufacture:
Mould made.
Size (cm):
L. 7.8 (eh), W. 5.3, H. 2.5 (eh)
Condition:
Handle and most of discus missing. Remains of handle indicate it was a pierced mould-made type that is characteristic of Firmalampen from northern Europe.
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Notes:
Cf. BMC III, Q1592, Q1614; Bussière & Lindros Wohl, 446; Kirsch, 280; Loeschcke, 794; Hayes, 263; London, GPO75.7466.2231, 1394, A24166, A25196; (fabric) Goethert, 80, 85; (mark) Goethert (Werner), p.111; Auer & Sitz, Germania 2014, pp.85-125; Auer, Zagreb 2015, pp.38-46.
Several similar Rhenish lamps bearing this mark have been found in Britain.
Loeschcke Type IXb.
Ex Arno Jumpertz Collection.
Pub: Lampen der Antike, Clemens Sels Museum, Neuss, 1985.
Comments:
The mass production of Firmalampen in this region is likely to have been stimulated by the presence of the Limes Germanicus.
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