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

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