Object type
oil lamp
Fabric
undetermined high imperial production oil lamp
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
pottery
Technique
moulding
Production date
100 / 200
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Procedència desconeguda
Township
Desconegut
Dimensions
61 x 111 x 149 mm
Description
Disc lamp with the representation of the goddess Fortuna shown seated on a very elaborate chair, holding with her left arm an overflowing cornucopia of fruits, flowers and all kinds of goods and wealth, which is the symbol of abundance and prosperity with which this divinity is associated. With her right hand, she is holding another object that is difficult to identify, but it corresponds to a rudder of a ship, a distinctive symbol of the goddess Fortuna who directs and governs the fate of humanity with a capricious hand.
Image
3D Model
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2428