ACTA ACCLA, March 2011
Fake Oil Lamps
By Ken Baumheckel
Examples of fake first and second century CE oil lamps. Click the images for more detail.
Fake First Century CE Broneer Type XXII Roman Lamp.
This fake lamp imitates a first century CE Broneer Type XXII Roman lamp with a lion springing to the right on the discus.
The dirt is just that - dirt, not a mineralized patina, and it washes off easily.
If we look at this lion more closely, we can see brush bristles under the orange "slip".
Fake Second-Third Century CE Syrian/PalestinianLamps.
The following are examples of modern fake Second - Third Century CE Kennedy Type 5 Syrian/Palestinian non-Jewish oil lamps. Compare these to the genuine Kennedy Type 5 oil lamp shown below them.

Fake Second-Third Century CE Chariot Lamp
The original lamp from which this cast fake was made had a filling hole. The cast discus lacks a filling hole but retains a clear visible imprint that shows where the filling hole in the original lamp was.
Kennedy Type 5 Syrian/Palestinian non-Jewish lamp, 2nd-3rd century CE.

Pair of Fake Lamps With Chariot Scene
Two fake oil lamps with chariot scenes made from the same original.

Fake Lamp With Leaf Design
The original lamp from which this cast fake was made had a filling hole. The cast discus lacks a filling hole but retains a clear visible imprint that shows where the filling hole in the original lamp was.

Pair of Fake Lamps with Erotic Scene
A pair of fake lamps cast from an original with an erotic scene.
Genuine Kennedy Type 5 oil lamp for comparison

Kennedy Type 5 lamp featuring Diana holding a bow, hound at feet. 2nd to 3rd century CE. QEDEM 8, lamp 353.