The subject of this paper is a fragmented oil-lamp, discovered at Pontes
(east Serbia) dated to the 6th century, whose handle ending is shaped as a
woman’s head. The question posed in this paper is whether the image of this
woman could be identified as a portrait of some particular person or if it is
just as a pictorial sign with some complicated symbolic meaning. The
suggested identification alludes to the image of some of the empresses from
the second half of the 6th century.
TY - JOUR
AU - Petković, Sofija
AU - Tapavički-Ilić, Milica
AU - Anđelković-Grašar, Jelena
PY - 2015
UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/229
AB - The subject of this paper is a fragmented oil-lamp, discovered at Pontes
(east Serbia) dated to the 6th century, whose handle ending is shaped as a
woman’s head. The question posed in this paper is whether the image of this
woman could be identified as a portrait of some particular person or if it is
just as a pictorial sign with some complicated symbolic meaning. The
suggested identification alludes to the image of some of the empresses from
the second half of the 6th century.
PB - Arheološki institut, Beograd
T2 - Starinar
T1 - A portrait oil lamp from Pontes: Possible interpretations and meanings within early Byzantine visual culture
EP - 89
IS - 65
SP - 79
DO - 10.2298/STA1565079P
ER -
@article{
author = "Petković, Sofija and Tapavički-Ilić, Milica and Anđelković-Grašar, Jelena",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The subject of this paper is a fragmented oil-lamp, discovered at Pontes
(east Serbia) dated to the 6th century, whose handle ending is shaped as a
woman’s head. The question posed in this paper is whether the image of this
woman could be identified as a portrait of some particular person or if it is
just as a pictorial sign with some complicated symbolic meaning. The
suggested identification alludes to the image of some of the empresses from
the second half of the 6th century.",
publisher = "Arheološki institut, Beograd",
journal = "Starinar",
title = "A portrait oil lamp from Pontes: Possible interpretations and meanings within early Byzantine visual culture",
pages = "89-79",
number = "65",
doi = "10.2298/STA1565079P"
}
Petković, S., Tapavički-Ilić, M.,& Anđelković-Grašar, J.. (2015). A portrait oil lamp from Pontes: Possible interpretations and meanings within early Byzantine visual culture. in Starinar
Arheološki institut, Beograd.(65), 79-89.
https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1565079P
Petković S, Tapavički-Ilić M, Anđelković-Grašar J. A portrait oil lamp from Pontes: Possible interpretations and meanings within early Byzantine visual culture. in Starinar. 2015;(65):79-89.
doi:10.2298/STA1565079P .
Petković, Sofija, Tapavički-Ilić, Milica, Anđelković-Grašar, Jelena, "A portrait oil lamp from Pontes: Possible interpretations and meanings within early Byzantine visual culture" in Starinar, no. 65 (2015):79-89,
https://doi.org/10.2298/STA1565079P . .
