Lucerna ME5037 Roman Lamp, Evora

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Abstract

Roman clay lamp (lucerna) dated between the 2nd century BC and the 3rd century BC, of unknown origin. Lamps fueled with olive oil and other vegetable oils were very common in the Roman world to provide artificial light. The specimen presents 4,8 cm in height and 9,7 cm in long. It is currently preserved in the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum (Évora, Portugal). Catalog No. ME5037. FERREIRA DE ALMEIDA, José Antonio - "Introdução ao estudo das lucernas em Portugal" in O Arqueólogo Português, Nova Série, II. Lisboa: 1953, p. 178. 388 photos from Canon 5D Mk IV. Completely processed (aligned, scaled, meshed, cleaned, simplified, unwrapped, textured) in Reality Capture. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab

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Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
24 July 2026
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EN
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