Lowrie, Walter, 1868-1959 · New York, The Macmillan Company; London, MacMillan & Co. · leaf 377
ary shape of the claylamp is shown in Figs. 150, 151. It was simply the commonClassical lamp, and it is distinguished as Christian solely bythe themes which decorate it; the great majority of the lampsfound in the catacombs are distinguished by no such mark.They were objects of the meanest value… … Fig. 150. — Terra-cotta lamps with Christian sj-mbols. material which was at once valueless and incorruptible. Theirchief interest lies in the ocular proof which they furnish of theprevalent custom of ornamenting the commonest householdutensils with Christian devices. Ornamental boxes, which…
Christian antiquities · Christian art and symbolism · Church architecture · Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
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