11-23-2008, 02:13 PM
I have found a couple of lanternas in Libya. Of course I took a lot of pictures.
From Tripoli museum:
http://www.romanhideout.com/images/ly/tripoli/35.asp
From Leptis magna museum:
http://www.romanhideout.com/images/ly/l ... na/213.asp
(check also the pictures linked on the right menu of each pic)
As you can see they are very very similar to those from Pompeii and British Museum.
What make me wonder was the size: the are huge! Not comparable with the IKEA lantern. The diameter of the round base was for sure more than 20 centimeters and they are both tall 30-35 centimeters.
Probably they were made so big because in smaller type the flame is too close to the horn or leather and there is a serious danger to burn it up. So friends of me tried to convert the IKEA lantern into roman and in fact the horn (they used parchment) burned up.
From Tripoli museum:
http://www.romanhideout.com/images/ly/tripoli/35.asp
From Leptis magna museum:
http://www.romanhideout.com/images/ly/l ... na/213.asp
(check also the pictures linked on the right menu of each pic)
As you can see they are very very similar to those from Pompeii and British Museum.
What make me wonder was the size: the are huge! Not comparable with the IKEA lantern. The diameter of the round base was for sure more than 20 centimeters and they are both tall 30-35 centimeters.
Probably they were made so big because in smaller type the flame is too close to the horn or leather and there is a serious danger to burn it up. So friends of me tried to convert the IKEA lantern into roman and in fact the horn (they used parchment) burned up.
