Fake Lamps

By Ken Baumheckel

Examples of fake oil lamps. Click on the images for larger views.

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."
Close-up of red brush bristles under the orange "slip" on the lion's back.
A strand of several brush bristles under the "slip" hangs from the lion's nose.
The soot on this lamp is actually just black paint.

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Fake Second-Third Century CE Syrian/Palestinian  Lamps.
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.
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 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.

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