Lucerna Lamp ME5028 Evora, Portugal
Abstract
Roman clay lamp (lucerna) dated between the 1st century AD and the 2nd century AD, of unknown origin. Lamps fueled with olive oil and other vegetable oils were very common in the Roman world to provide artificial light. It is decorated with two heads, the left one represents a glabrous man, and the right one a bearded profile man. Between them is a vase. Irregular base with an engraved ring and potter's mark: "CO PPI.RES (p has a dot on top), abbreviated form of C. Oppi (us) Res (titutus). Bailey Type B-iii, Dressel 11, Deneauve VA. The specimen presents 2,5 cm in height and 9,4 cm in long. It is currently preserved in the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum (Évora, Portugal). Catalog No. ME5028. 588 photos from Canon 5D Mk IV. Completely processed (aligned, scaled, meshed, cleaned, simplified, unwrapped, textured) in Reality Capture. FERREIRA DE ALMEIDA, José Antonio - "Introdução ao estudo das lucernas em Portugal" in O Arqueólogo Português, Nova Série, II. Lisboa: 1953, p. 155. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab
Fields of Study & Subjects
Archaeological and Historical Studies
Historical and Architectural Studies
Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 22 July 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset