A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life (1920)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities · London, British Museum · leaf 126
te example (No. 313) inthe form of a ship is seen here in the bottom of Case 30. Thetwenty-three holes for wicks and filling should be noted. Thelamp fillers, as may be seen from the bronze specimen exhibited,closely resembled the lamps themselves (No. 314). Candlesticks are rare. In the Etruscan… … Fig. 119.—Roman Bronze Lamp. Tbaoic Mask (No. 311). of modern type (which rarely occurs) are shown in Case 30 (No. 317 : fig- 121). Besides lamps and candles, lanterns were also largely in use.especially for outdoor purposes. Such a portable Roman lantern(in Case 32) is here illustrated (No. 318 ;…
Civilization, Greek and Roman · Classical antiquities
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