City of Lights
The Lamps of Roman and Byzantine Jerusalem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G E Gardner (0000-0003-2063-9795, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 77 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 284-290 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/neareastarch.77.4.0284 |
| OpenAlex | W2502550919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines the ceramic oil lamps of Jerusalem during the Roman and Byzantine eras (63 b.c.e. to 640 c.e.). Following an overview of the importance of lamps to their ancient users and modern archaeologists, it demonstrates how the history of Jerusalem can be illuminated through the development of its lamps. This paper examines the forms, decorations, and chronology of the most prominent types — the Herodian, Decorated Discus, Beit Nattif, and Slipper Lamps. Bringing the artifacts into conversation with texts demonstrates that early Jewish and Christian writings attribute a number of meanings to lamps due to their function as repositories of light. Jerusalem is included within this matrix of symbols, as the city that both produces and receives a special divine light. This article demonstrates how lamps can shed light on materiality, the use of symbols, and the early histories of Christianity and rabbinic Judaism
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · Christianity · Conversation · Early Christianity · Judaism · Linguistics · Literature · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classics · History · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |