The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Terracotta Oil Lamps

The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art: Terracotta Oil Lamps
ISBN-10
1588397246
ISBN-13
9781588397249
Series
The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art
Category
Art
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
2021-05-21
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author
Christopher S. Lightfoot

Description

The fourth catalogue in a series that documents the renowned Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art, this book focuses on the collection’s 453 terracotta oil lamps dating from the Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, and Early Byzantine periods. The rich iconography on many of these common, everyday objects provides a rare look into daily life on Cyprus in antiquity and highlights the island’s participation in Roman artistic and cultural production. Each lamp is illustrated, and the accompanying text addresses typology, decoration, and makers’ marks on each of these objects that provide new insights into art, craft, and trade in the ancient Mediterranean.

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