Lamp, earthenware, eagle motif
- Object Number: 1957.P.60
- Simple Name: lamp
- Full Name: roman lamp
- Production Place: Roman Empire
- Production Period:
- Roman
- Summary: Lamp, earthenware, eagle motif. Roman, B. M. form 81
- Terms:ceramics
- Terms:Roman
- Terms:lighting
- Terms:101 Ceramic Highlights
- Inscription:
- Additional Notes: Lamps were manufactured throughout the Empire and could have been transported over long distances. Most were made in moulds, producing a large number of standardised shapes and designs. Lamps were important sources of artificial light, but also a means to demonstrate the owner?s status, identity and beliefs. The number of lamps that could be used to light a building would have been a strong indicator of wealth and social class. The eagle motif symbolises imperialism and victory and is associated with the Roman god Jupiter.
- Contact: Potteries Museum and Art Gallery
