Busacca Gallery

Extremely rare, small Roman Artifact, Bronze Oil lamp Bowl, dating all the way back to 700-1200 AD. There is an area designated for the spout of this lamp. Roman gladiatorial games, that gladiatorial lamps were "popular household items" in the Roman world. This could have been for religion or a deceased offering, bronze lamp bowls, also have been unearthed in the Levant, the Aegean, Italy, and the known Roman world at this time. Smaller ones, which were made for travel, are more common and exist also in terracotta. *All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. These collectibles have been selected with the artist & collector in mind. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_lamp

An oil lamp is a simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a fuel source. The history of oil lamps extends from prehistory to now. Oil lamps nowadays are popular for mood lighting, as an alternative to candles, and when electricity is out, such as when ice takes down power lines. The oil lamp is preferred over candles and flashlights when the electricity is out, because the oil is much cheaper than batteries. Many oil lamps provide a small wheel that when turned, moves the wick up and down so that the user can adjust the light produced. Some lamps sold now are both the traditional farmer's lantern, made mostly of metal, with a glass chimney, and the old-fashioned hurricane lamps, made mostly of glass, with only the wick holder assembly made of metal.