double roman oil lamp The Witcher The cup has a handle

The cup has a handle for holding it

This piece of jewelry was part of Krasse's Viking hoard

These Viking bracers are made after an original found in Valsgärde

This robe is based on originals from the Middle Ages and Renaissance

double roman oil lamp The Witcher The cup has a handleOil lamps like this were used from the 1st century AD on all over the Roman Empire. The oil lamp was the most important source of artificial lighting. Nowadays oil lamps like this are part of the collections of i. a. the Landesmuseum in Trier, the British Museum in London and the Allard Pierson museum in Amsterdam. Olive oil was originally used as a fuel, but of course this oil lamp can also be used with modern lamp oil. This oil lamp is completely