Date of Award
6-5-2009
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art and Design
First Advisor
Dr. Melinda Hartwig - Chair
Second Advisor
Dr. Glenn Gunhouse
Third Advisor
Dr. John Decker
Abstract
This thesis discusses three bronze oil lamps found in the ancient city of Meroë, in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Scholars have considered the lamps to be imported from Hellenistic Egypt, but careful examination has revealed that the lamps were not imported. The lamps were locally made in Meroë; the materials and technology needed to create bronze lamps were available to Meroitic craftsmen.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1062179
Recommended Citation
Sakoutis, Stephanie Joan, "The Origins of Three Meroitic Bronze Oil Lamps in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1062179