A Theotokos lamp from Antioch-on-the-Orontes in the Archaeological Museum of Hatay (southeastern Turkey)

LAFLI, ERGÜN; Buora, Maurizio

doi:10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam28.1.10

A Theotokos lamp from Antioch-on-the-Orontes in the Archaeological Museum of Hatay (southeastern Turkey)

LAFLI E., Buora M.

Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, cilt.28, sa.1, ss.161-168, 2019 (Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2019
Doi Numarası: 10.31338/uw.2083-537x.pam28.1.10
Dergi Adı: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.161-168
Anahtar Kelimeler: Antioch-on-the-Orontes, blessing formula, early Byzantine period, Eulogistic oil lamps, Hatay, southeastern Turkey, Theotokos
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pilgrims returning home during the early Byzantine period carried with them numerous objects with sacred inscriptions. In Jerusalem—and in Syria—terracotta oil lamps were made with a specific formula of blessing mentioning both the Blessed Virgin as Theotokos and a certain John whose identification either with a saint or the manufacturer of these lamps remains unclear. The Archaeological Museum of Hatay in southeastern Turkey holds a lamp of this type, probably dating to the 6th century AD or shortly thereafter.