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| Notes | Abbreviations | Signatures | Inscriptions | Index of Motifs | |||
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| Notes & Conventions It is difficult to apply chronological terminology to lamps made over such a large area with strict accuracy without also appearing to be confusingly inconsistent, and some liberty has been taken. 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). The label "Greek Period" has been used to designate the era when a dominant culture in much of the Mediterranean Basin was that of Classical Greece. Objects made between the first and fifth centuries AD in territory once ruled by Rome have been almost universally classified as "Roman" (or "Late Roman" where appropriate), although the empire had been permanently divided by the end of the fourth century and the products of the eastern half could be described as Byzantine from that time onwards. The term "Byzantine" has been mainly reserved in the catalogue for objects made after the middle of the fifth century. The need for consistency has also been loosely applied to geography. In regions subject to changes of nomenclature over time, preference is typically given to a conventional anglicised form of their designation during the Roman Empire. For instance, "Asia Minor" refers to territory falling within modern Turkey; "North Africa" refers to territory falling within modern Tunisia, Algeria and Libya; "Syro-Palestine" refers to territory falling within modern Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, etc. "Gaul" encompasses its widest extent. The term "Balkans" has been used very broadly for an eastern area of Roman Europe extending beyond the Danube to the north and bordering Greece to the south. Phrases such as "South East Europe" are partially relative to imperial boundaries. "Origin", if given, lists the likely place of manufacture. This is determined by a combination of different forms of evidence and may be unrelated to where the object was found. 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). 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 The traditional designations BC and AD are used to denote their respective eras but, less conventionally, AD is placed after the year rather than before it. |
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Signatures & Marks
A (alpha) HM9, PL4, RE2, RE5 CΠΩCIANOY (Sposianos) RGE1 Planta pedis BAM1, RAM1, RM4 SABATIVS (associated mark) RNA14, RNA15 |
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| Inscriptions Aramaic RSP11 Greek BI2, BI3, BSP4 Latin RNA15, VA1 |
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| Index of Motifs | |||
| Africa (personification) RNA2 Altar HA1, VA8, VA12 Amazon VR1, VR9 Antelope BNA11 Anubis VA4 Athena HM16 Basket(?) RSP9 Bear VA11 Bed RSP1, VA3, VR7 Boat RNA8 Bow RNA12, RNA15 Building RNA8 Bull PL2, RNA18 Caduceus RM11, RNA16, VA4, VA12 Calf VR6 Cerberus HA4 Chair RNA7 Chariot VR10 Chi-Rho monogram BNA7, BNA8 Cista HA1, VA12 Cockerel BAM2, VA13 Cornucopia HA3, RNA6 Cow HM15, VR6 Crescent CA2, CA4, CA6, CA7, HA1, RNA5 Cross BNA12, BSP7, BSP8, BSP14, CA9 Cupid / Eros RM8, VR2 Deer RNA14, VA5 Diana RNA12 Dionysus CA3 Dog VA10 Dolphin HM14, RNA3, VA6 Eagle HA2, HA5, RNA13 Elephant RE1, RNA2 Erato VR4 Erotic scene RSP1, RSP3, VA3, VR7 Erotes HM8 Euthenia HA3 Fisherman RNA8 Frog RE2, RE3 Galley RNA10 Game-board RNA7 Gladiator RAM1, RM9, VA7, VR8 Globe BNA8 Harpocrates RE1, RNA6 Head BNA2, BSP11, BSP12, PL1, PL3, PL4, RM7 Hercules RNA18, VR1 Hippocamp HM14 Hippolyte VR1 Horse BNA1, RC2, VR10 Horseman BNA1 Hunter VA10 Isis RE1, RNA11 Ivy HM9 Labrys RM4, RSP1, RSP3, VR9 Lance BNA1 Lar VA8 Leaf AC1, CA11, HA6, HA7 Lily RSP7, RSP8 Lion BNA3, HM15, RAM2, RNA1 Lyre VR4 |
Maenad RNA9 Mask CA3, FY5, HM8, HM11 Medusa VA9 Meleager VA10 Menorah BNA4, BSP3 Mercury / Hermes RM11, RNA16 Mirror RM8 Mule RAM2 Muse VR4 Nilus HA3 Palm-branch RAM1, VA4, VA12 Palm-tree BNA9, RNA15, RNA19 Palmette HA2 Pan RSP2 Peacock RM10, VR5 Pedum RSP2 Person (unidentified) BAM2, BNA6 Pine-cone PL5 Pomegranate VR5 Ram RM11, RNA16 Reed HA3 Rhyton VA8 Rosette BNA5, HA6, M1, M2, RGE2, RSP11, RSP12, VR3 Satyr HM7 Serapis HA4, RNA11 Shell CA9 Shield BNA1, RAM1, RM9, RNA15, RNA19, VA1, VR1, VR9 Silenos HM7, HM8, PL1 Situla VA8 Snake HA1 Sol / Helios RGE1, RNA17 Spear RNA14, VA10 Stag RNA14, VA5 Star RNA5 Steering-oar RNA3, RNA10 Swag HM13 Sword RAM1, RM9, VA7 Throne HA4, RE1 Thyrsos HM2, RNA9 Trochus VR2 Tympanum RNA9 Venus / Aphrodite RM8 Victoria RNA15, RNA19, VA1 Vine RM5 Waterfront scene RNA8 Wreath BSP8, HM9, HM10, RC2, RM12, RSP12, VA2 |
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