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Equipment from Tomb 78 of Torre del Mordillo
Ionic capital from the Villanello district
Proto-Corinthian piriform aryballos from the archaic sanctuary of Cozzo Michelicchio
Violin bow fibula from Torre Mordillo
Black glazed ceramic from the Necropolis of Moio
Equipment from tomb 21 of the Brittian necropolis of Contrada Moio
Red-figure pottery from the Thurine necropolis of Caccia di Favella
Kylix in black paint from the Brettian necropolis of contrada Moio
Black varnished guttus medallion with Gorgoneion from the Brittian necropolis of contrada Moio
Fibulae arc shielded from Amendolara
Roman oil lamps from Cerchiara di Calabria
Equipment from tomb 97 from the enotria necropolis of Torre del Mordillo
Female statuettes from the archaic sanctuary of Cozzo Michelicchio
Oinophoros from the Cannuzze district
Portrait of the Bandiera Brothers of Serra
Equipment from Tomb 78 of Torre del Mordillo
Ionic capital from the Villanello district
Proto-Corinthian piriform aryballos from the archaic sanctuary of Cozzo Michelicchio
Violin bow fibula from Torre Mordillo
Black glazed ceramic from the Necropolis of Moio
Equipment from tomb 21 of the Brittian necropolis of Contrada Moio
Red-figure pottery from the Thurine necropolis of Caccia di Favella
Kylix in black paint from the Brettian necropolis of contrada Moio
Black varnished guttus medallion with Gorgoneion from the Brittian necropolis of contrada Moio
Fibulae arc shielded from Amendolara
Roman oil lamps from Cerchiara di Calabria
Equipment from tomb 97 from the enotria necropolis of Torre del Mordillo
Female statuettes from the archaic sanctuary of Cozzo Michelicchio
Oinophoros from the Cannuzze district
Portrait of the Bandiera Brothers of Serra

Roman oil lamps from Cerchiara di Calabria

Anonymous

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Brettii and Enotri Museum

Brettii and Enotri Museum

Complesso Monumentale di Sant'Agostino, Cosenza

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Group of about one hundred oil lamps found in the natural cave where a source of sulphurous water flows, called delle Ninfe, at the foot of Mount Sellaro, north of the Sibari plain. These are oil lamps produced in series with molds ("matrix") of various shapes, with a central disc decorated with subjects from different fields: religious sphere and myth (Athena, Hercules, Pegasus, erotes), triumph (Winged Victory, crowns of leaves and garlands), theater (masks), gladiatorial games and the animal world, often with symbolic meaning. There is no shortage of discs with plant motifs or completely without decoration. Furthermore, some of them bear the trademark of the factory that produced them. The presence in the cave of a source of sulphurous water and the large number of oil lamps suggest that the lamps may be part of a votive deposit, which lasted for at least two centuries.
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Title: Roman oil lamps from Cerchiara di Calabria

Author: Anonymous

Date: II sec. d.C.

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Displayed in: Brettii and Enotri Museum

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