Terracotta lamp, Classical, 5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-glaze, Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 4 5/16 in. (2.2 x 8 x 11 cm), Vases, In antiquity, most interior lighting was provided by oil lamps set on stands or suspended by chains or cords. Drinking parties, which were always held at night after dinner, would have been brightly lit by flickering flames
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Terracotta lamp, Classical, 5th century B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, black-glaze, Overall, 7/8 x 3 1/8 4 5/16, 2.2 8 11 cm, Vases, antiquity, interior lighting, provided, oil lamps, set, stands, suspended, chains, cords, Drinking parties, held, night, dinner, brightly lit, flickering flames
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