An Exploration of the Function of Lamps in Archaic and Classical Greek Culture
Subtitle: Use, Concepts, and Symbolism
Contributors: Ebbinghaus, Susanne; Bielfeldt, Ruth; Dench, Emma; Robinson, Betsey A.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: Scholarship on Archaic and Classical Greek lamps has traditionally been in the form of typological studies and catalogues. This dissertation represents an alternative to such works, offering a fuller picture of the function of lamps in Greek life. Incorporating archaeological, iconographic, and literary evidence, the study takes a gendered approach to lamp use, examines the objects' social and symbolic functions, and explores their conceptual place in Greek society.
Notes: Keywords: archaic, classical, gender, Greece, lamps, women.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012