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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460638103321

Titolo

Sepphoris II : The Clay Lamps of Ancient Sepphoris / / Eric C. Lapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Indiana : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-57506-405-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Sepphoris Excavation Reports ; ; v. 2

Disciplina

933/.45

Soggetti

Pottery, Ancient

Manners and customs

Lighting - Social aspects

Lamps, Ancient

Commerce

Ceramic lamps

Antiquities

Lighting - Social aspects - Israel - Sepphoris (Extinct city)

Excavations (Archaeology) - Israel - Sepphoris (Extinct city)

Pottery, Ancient - Israel - Sepphoris (Extinct city)

Lamps, Ancient - Israel - Sepphoris (Extinct city)

Ceramic lamps - Israel - Sepphoris (Extinct city)

History

Catalogs.

Electronic books.

Israel Sepphoris (Extinct city)

Israel

Sepphoris (Extinct city) Commerce Israel History

Sepphoris (Extinct city) Social life and customs

Sepphoris (Extinct city) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction;



Chapter 2: Local and Regional Types; Chapter 3: Imported Types; Chapter 4: Petrographic and DCP- OES Analysis of Lamps from Sepphoris and the Decapolis; Chapter 5: Regionalism, Trade, and the Sepphoris Marketplace; Chapter 6: Conclusion; Appendix A: Reports of Select Loci; Appendix B: Macroscopic Descriptions of Lamp Samples; Bibliography; Plates

Sommario/riassunto

"Sepphoris was an important Galilean site from Hellenistic to early Islamic times. This multicultural city is described by Flavius Josephus as the 'ornament of all Galilee, ' and Rabbi Judah the Prince (ha-Nasi) codified the Mishnah there around 200 CE. The Duke University excavations of the 1980s and 1990s uncovered a large corpus of clay oil lamps in the domestic area of the western summit, and this volume presents these vessels. Richly illustrated with photos and drawings, it describes the various shape-types and includes a detailed catalog of 219 lamps. The volume also explores the origins of the Sepphoris lamps and establishes patterns of their trade, transport, and sale in the lower city's marketplace. A unique contribution is the use of a combined petrographic and direct current plasma-optical emission spectrometric (dcp-oes) analysis of selected lamp fabrics from sites in Israel and Jordan. This process provided valuable information, indicating that lamps found in Sepphoris came from Judea, the Decapolis, and even Greece, suggesting an urban community fully engaged with other regional centers. Lamp decorations also provide information about the cosmopolitan culture of Sepphoris in antiquity. Discus lamps with erotic scenes and mythological characters suggest Greco-Roman influences, and menorahs portrayed on lamps indicate a vibrant Jewish identity"--Provided by publisher.