Ancient Roman Oil Lamp, ca. 120 to 180 A.D. Terracotta with the Roman Goddess Fortuna, personification of Luck & Fate, on discus. FORTVNA was the personification of luck and fate to Ancient Romans and was accorded cult status as a minor deity by some Romans. The emperors often used Fortuna on coins to imply that they served as the intermediary between fate and the empire. Fortuna is normally represented with the cornucopiae (horn of plenty) and rudder (implying steering). Name of manufact ...click for details
Intact ancient clay oil lamp, made and used in what is now modern Israel in the late Roman - early Byzantine period, ca. 400-600 A.D. 3-1/2"L x 2-5/8"W, intact. Found in the Holyland.
