Oil Lamp - Athens, Attica - Phryne - Famous Hetaira, Courtesan - Museum Reproduction - Ceramic Artifact

Details
Material:Ceramic
Condition: New, Handmade in Greece.
Height: 4 cm - 1,6 inches
Width: 11 cm - 4,3 inches
Length: 8 cm - 3,1 inches
Weight: 95 g

An oil lamp is an object used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and continues to this day, although their use is less common in modern times.
Phryne (c. 371 BC – after 316 BC) was an ancient Greek hetaira (courtesan). From Thespiae in Boeotia, she was active in Athens, where she became one of the wealthiest women in Greece. She is best known for her trial for impiety, where she was defended by the orator Hypereides. According to legend, she was acquitted after baring her breasts to the jury, though the historical accuracy of this episode is doubtful. She also modeled for the artists Apelles and Praxiteles, and the Aphrodite of Knidos was based on her.

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