Following the Light
Author:
Morgan Haros ’25Co-Authors:
Faculty Mentor(s):
Kris Trego, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean StudiesFunding Source:
Douglas K. Candland Undergraduate Research Fund; James L.D. and Rebecca Roser Research FundAbstract
For the first time, I am cataloging and studying ancient lamps that were recently donated as part of the Turnure Collection to the Samek Art Museum. This year I began by focusing on one mold-made style of lamp, lamp TD2020.12.29, which style I determined came from the Eastern Mediterranean. However, through my research, it became clear that this specific lamp did not originate from that location. I started to look at similar later lamps in Italy, which then led me to start considering North African red-glaze pottery. This expanded my investigation to two similar lamps in the Turnure collection, TD2020.12.38, and TD2020.12.28, which may represent two different periods of the lamp’s development. I am now investigating if the lamp may have come from or have been influenced by North African red slip pottery.