This slide covers Ancient Greek, Roman and Syrian oil lamps. A wick made of cotton or flax would have been placed in the smaller hole, with the lamp filled with olive oil. A filled lamp would burn for about 10 hours, a light brighter than a candle, but still dim by our standards, about as bright as a 40 Walt bulb. Stay tuned for the second part of this video which will cover oil lamps from the Byzantine Empires and the Holy Lands. Visit www.sadighgallery.com to view complete collection.

1. ANCIENT OIL LAMPS
PART I
(Greek, Roman, Syrian)

2. ROMAN OIL LAMP
#32584
Elongated terracotta oil
lamp of the nude winged
Lilith, the powerful
dark-mother Goddess.
100 BC-100 AD (4 1/2”)

3. ROMAN OIL LAMP
#32585
Terracotta oil lamp of
Thetis riding a dolphin.
100 BC-100 AD (3 3/4”)

4. ROMAN OIL LAMP
#32592
Terracotta oil lamp
with Thetis, a Nereid,
riding a sea creature.
100 BC-100 AD (4”)

5. ROMAN OIL LAMP
#32593
Terracotta oil lamp with a
Roman Goddess in flowing
robes. 100-200 AD (3 3/4”)

6. ROMAN OIL LAMP
#32594
Terracotta oil lamp
with Diana of Ephesus,
Goddess of the Amazons.
100-200 AD (5”)

7. GREEK OIL LAMP
#32613
Terracotta oil lamp with
Europa, the love of Zeus,
riding a bull, a geometric
border. 400 BC (4”)

8. GREEK OIL LAMP
#32615
Terracotta oil lamp with
the Goddess, Athena,
later called Minerva by the
Romans, in profile and in a
helmet that is ornamented
with three olive leaves.
400 BC (4 1/4”)

9. GREEK OIL LAMP
#32617
Terracotta oil lamp with a
theater mask, their ancient
Greek origin drawn from
the ancient Dionysian cult.
200 BC (4”)

10. GREEK OIL LAMP
#39416
Solid Bronze oil lamp with
Leda and the swan, the
head of the swan serv-
ing as the ansa. To seduce
the maiden Leda, Zeus
transformed himself into a
swan in order to escape the
watchful eyes of his wife,
Hera. Dark patina.
1700’s AD (6 1/4”)

11. SYRIAN OIL LAMP
#43290
Bronze oil lamp with the
bearded face, incised de-
signs to the surface. Green
patina. 200 AD (4” x 2”)

12. SYRIAN OIL LAMP
#23153
Carved black stone oil
lamp, the bearded figure
serving as the ansa, incised
florals to the surface.
700-200 BC (3 3/4”)

13. SYRIAN OIL LAMP
#28803
Carved green stone oil
lamp, the bearded figure
serves as the ansa, incised
florals to the surface.
200 AD (4 3/4” x 1 3/4”)

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