During antiquity, lucernae were used to light up the house in the night. They were terracotta lamps, filled with olive oil; a string was to put through their bigger hole, and then lighted. Ithaca’s lucerne, being similar to the originals in shape and style, can also be used as in ancient times. Owing to their particular earthenware
glaze, the same used by Greeks and Romans, the lamps are impermeable: the oil inside them does not pass through, and the lamp can work for some hours, depending on its size. Ithaca’s lucerne can recreate the mysterious, fascinating atmosphere of a night far back in the past.


Reproduced ancient lamps, among others:

Lucerna with Roman two-wheeled chariot, inspired to the one currently preserved at the Museo Civico Archeologico of Bologna (3 c. a. D.);

Lucerna with the goddess Fortuna depicted, inspired
to the one preserved at Este, Museo Nazionale Atestino (1 c a. D.);

Lucerna with the goddess Victory engraved, taken from the lamp dating back to first century a. D. and now at Aquileia, Museo Archeologico Nazionale.

Sizes: 10 to 20 cm long

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