The Origins of Three Meroitic Bronze Oil Lamps in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Origins of Three Meroitic Bronze Oil Lamps in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

This thesis discusses three bronze oil lamps found in the ancient city of Meroë, in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Scholars have considered the lamps to be imported from Hellenistic Egypt, but careful examination has revealed that the lamps were not imported. The lamps were local...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sakoutis, Stephanie Joan
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2009
Subjects:
Boston
Museum of Fine Arts
Augustus
Nero
Nubia
George Reisner
John Garstang
Takideamani
Dows Dunham
Candace
acanthus
rosette
griffin
Bronze
Oil lamp
Metallurgy
Burial goods
Art and Design
Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/47
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=art_design_theses
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Summary:This thesis discusses three bronze oil lamps found in the ancient city of Meroë, in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Scholars have considered the lamps to be imported from Hellenistic Egypt, but careful examination has revealed that the lamps were not imported. The lamps were locally made in Meroë; the materials and technology needed to create bronze lamps were available to Meroitic craftsmen.

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