OIL LAMPS IN ISPARTA MUSEUM

OIL LAMPS IN ISPARTA MUSEUM
Prof. Dr. Murat FIRAT

          Oil lamps, the most important lightning tool of the Ancient Periods, are an important group of ceramic finds that are encountered in almost all of the ancient settlements excavated today. They had been used as a lightning tool in almost every area from prehistoric times to the period when candle use became common. We have observed more than 400 oil lamps that have survived from different processes/periods in Isparta Museum, which hosts many findings from the cities of Pisidia. Isparta Museum Oil Lamps Project was initiated to introduce them to the science and archaeology. As a result of the studies carried out within the scope of this project, important data were obtained. It was observed that the artifact registered in the museum inventory consisted of samples from the Archaic Period to the Late Roman Period. These works were classified under 14 types. As a result of the studies, possible production places for some objects were determined. The initiator of this project also published some of the studied oil lamps. The studies on the oil lamps in Isparta Museum are continuing and we are still working on a catalogue of selected oil lamps.