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Lucerna ME5039 Roman Lamp, Evora

Roman clay lamp (lucerna) dated in the 2nd century BC, from Vale do Gato. Lamps fueled with olive oil and other vegetable oils were very common in the Roman world to provide artificial light. The specimen presents 5,3 cm in height and 10,5 cm in long. It is currently preserved in the Frei Manuel do

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Published2026-07-15
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DOI10.5281/zenodo.21379008
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Roman clay lamp (lucerna) dated in the 2nd century BC, from Vale do Gato. Lamps fueled with olive oil and other vegetable oils were very common in the Roman world to provide artificial light. The specimen presents 5,3 cm in height and 10,5 cm in long. It is currently preserved in the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum (Évora, Portugal). Catalog No. ME5039.

FERREIRA DE ALMEIDA, José Antonio – “Introdução ao estudo das lucernas em Portugal” in O Arqueólogo Português, Nova Série, II. Lisboa: 1953.

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GlobalDigitalHeritage (2026). Lucerna ME5039 Roman Lamp, Evora. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21379008