http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109835/oil-lamp-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Oil Lamp: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109835/oil-lamp-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109835/oil-lamp-gallery-label-current Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Oil Lamp: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2004-03-02</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>Ancient lamps were made from a variety of materials including clay, glass, silver, gold, and bronze. These lamps had two primary parts: a basin for fuel and a nozzle through which a fibrous wick fed fuel to the flame. Olive oil was the primary fuel, although other types of oil probably were used in areas where olives did not grow. While the single-nozzle lamp was the most common, multiple-nozzle lamps, like this one, produced more light. <p>Decoration on bronze lamps, most often found on the handle, typically consists of animal, floral, and theatrical mask motifs. In the late 1st century BC the volute lamp shape was developed, in which stylized curls flank each side of the nozzle at its juncture with the lamp body. In this example, floral forms replace the volutes.</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/109835/oil-lamp-gallery-label-current Ancient lamps were made from a variety of materials including clay, glass, silver, gold, and bronze. These lamps had two primary parts: a basin for fuel and a nozzle through which a fibrous wick fed fuel to the flame. Olive oil was the primary fuel, although other types of oil probably were used in areas where olives did not grow. While the single-nozzle lamp was the most common, multiple-nozzle lamps, like this one, produced more light. Decoration on bronze lamps, most often found on the handle, typically consists of animal, floral, and theatrical mask motifs. In the late 1st century BC the volute lamp shape was developed, in which stylized curls flank each side of the nozzle at its juncture with the lamp body. In this example, floral forms replace the volutes. " type="image/jpeg" />Ancient lamps were made from a variety of materials including clay, glass, silver, gold, and bronze. These lamps had two primary parts: a basin for fuel and a nozzle through which a fibrous wick fed fuel to the flame. Olive oil was the primary fuel, although other types of oil probably were used in areas where olives did not grow. While the single-nozzle lamp was the most common, multiple-nozzle lamps, like this one, produced more light. Decoration on bronze lamps, most often found on the handle, typically consists of animal, floral, and theatrical mask motifs. In the late 1st century BC the volute lamp shape was developed, in which stylized curls flank each side of the nozzle at its juncture with the lamp body. In this example, floral forms replace the volutes. " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts