The Athenian Oil Lamp - Bronze Sculpture odysseus and the bringer of earthquakes

and the bringer of earthquakes and destruction

Handcrafed pendant depicting the Phaistos Disc & the Meander

This cross in antiquity

and a descendant of Achilles and Hercules

The Athenian Oil Lamp - Bronze Sculpture odysseus and the bringer of earthquakesThe Athenian lamp was a common and essential object in everyday life in ancient Athens. It was a small lighting device, typically made of clay or metal, used to illuminate homes, temples, and public spaces from classical Greek times through the Roman period. These lamps were usually filled with oil (most often olive oil) and had a wick that burned to produce light. In an era without public lighting infrastructure, the oil lamp defined the rhythm of