Publication Date:
2019
abstract:
This paper is dedicated to the preliminary analysis of the clay oil lamps found at the
San Vittorino catacombs, in Amiternum. The three main typologies, Atlante VIII, Atlante X and
the ‘Catacomb lamps’, are well documented and their various decorative motifs can be attributed
to a wide period ranging from the 4th to the 6th century. Recent studies on the specific case of the
‘Catacomb lamps’ type have identified some workshops in the nearby area and in the Amiternum
amphitheatre, showing the circulation of the lamps on the micro-regional scale
San Vittorino catacombs, in Amiternum. The three main typologies, Atlante VIII, Atlante X and
the ‘Catacomb lamps’, are well documented and their various decorative motifs can be attributed
to a wide period ranging from the 4th to the 6th century. Recent studies on the specific case of the
‘Catacomb lamps’ type have identified some workshops in the nearby area and in the Amiternum
amphitheatre, showing the circulation of the lamps on the micro-regional scale
Iris type:
2.1 Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)
Keywords:
lucerne, tardantichità, contesti funerari, catacomba, Abruzzo
List of contributors:
Antonelli, Sonia; Dormio, Maria
Book title:
Economia e Territorio. L’Adriatico centrale tra tarda Antichità e alto Medioevo