Roman Cast Bronze Open Oil Lamp

Archaeology (Verulamium Museum)

2003.335

Roman Cast Bronze Open Oil Lamp. Oil lamps were introduced to Britain by the Romans. Usually made of pottery, the more expensive and decorative examples were made of bronze. Lamps found in burials sometimes appear to have been buried while lit. These types of oil lamps are a rarity in Britain. From burial two, one of two early 2nd century AD Romano-British burials discovered at Turner's Hall Farm, Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, in March 2002.

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