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Some Hellenistic and late Roman terracotta lamps in the Sinop Archaeological Museum in northern Turkey

2019, 28, No. 1

Sinop Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Sinop, Turkey

Sinop Arkeoloji Müzesi, Sinop, Turkey


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31.12.2019

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Abstract

The paper considers some terracotta lamps from recent rescue excavations by the Sinop Archaeological Museum in ancient Sinope, classifying them by types and chronological groups, from the 2nd century BC to the 7th century AD. The lamps represent part of the local lamp-making tradition, which is underinvestigated although equally important as the amphora production industry in this eastern Paphlagonian city.

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