106 Field Museum of Natural History — Anth., Vol. VII. 



36. (24237) Lamp 



One nozzle. The handle resembles two stems, attached below by simple 

 leaves, drawn together at the middle by a band, and united above to a heart- 

 shaped member. To the point of this member the cover is attached by a 

 chain and rings. Towards the front are rosettes, one on each side, connected 

 by a stem passing underneath the lamp. 



Naples 72221. 



37. (24239) Lamp 



This lamp resembles No. 36 in design, but is smaller and somewhat simpler. 

 The cover is missing. 

 Naples 72223. 



38. (24257) Lamp 



One nozzle. The handle is attached below by a mask of Silenus (?), and 

 its free upper end is modeled as a lion's head. 



Naples 72327. Mus. Borb. VI, xlvii, 3 shows a similar handle. 



39. (24213) Suspension Lamp 



Three equi-distant arms end in nozzles for wicks. The body of the lamp 

 is ornamented with a festoon of leaves and ribbons and with three masks. 



Naples 72180. Herculaneum. Ant. di Ere. VIII, li; Mus. Borb. VI, xlvii, 1; Overbeck, 

 Pompeii, Fig. 231, q; Mau-Kelsey, Pompeii, Fig. 197. 



40. (24255) Suspension Lamp 



Two nozzles. On each side the forepart of a bull. Where the body of 

 the lamp begins to pass into the nozzle at either end there is a sort of stem, 

 going underneath and terminating above in a flower on each side. On the top 

 of the lamp are two ducks, their heads bent back to form rings for the suspension 

 chains. The inscription-plate gives the owner's name as Decius Junius Proculus. 



Naples 72166. Pompeii. Mus. Borb. XVI. Frontispiece. The inscription {C. I. L. X. 

 8071, 41) reads: D • IVNI PROQVLI. 



41. (24253) Suspension Lamp 



Three nozzles. The body is adorned with a festoon of leaves and ribbons 

 and three differing masks, — one of them at least a theatric mask. The cover is 

 in the form of a fluted vase, its bottom perforated to permit the introduction 

 of oil into the lamp. This cover is so contrived that it cannot be removed 

 except in one position, which allows two projections to slip through two cor- 

 responding slots in the mouth of the lamp. 



Naples 72181. 



42. (24225) Lamp with Folding Handle 



There is one nozzle, just behind which there passes under the lamp a sort 

 of stem, ending in rosettes above. The handle, hinged at the middle, is attached 

 to the lamp by two heads of aquatic birds. 



Naples 72336. Stabiae. Ant. di Ere. VIII, lv. The illustration shows a cover, attached by 

 a chain to the inner end of the handle. This cover appears to be now missing. 



43. (24218, 24023) Night Lamp and Saucer 



The egg-shaped body of the lamp is loaded with lead in its lower part to 

 ensure stability. The cylindrical tube for the wick has a slit on one side to 

 provide contact with the oil. When the hinged cover was shut down, the flame 

 was largely concealed. There is a short flat handle. The shallow plate or 

 saucer, found with the lamp, may have been been used with it. 



Naples 72298. Stabiae. Ant. di Ere. VIII, lv. 



