We include in this type of pottery the utensils that were used for lighting. These are lamps, known in the past as “Licnos” and “Lucerna” in Latin, and refer to the container from which light is emitted by igniting a wick moistened with oil.

Its general shape consists of a tank to contain a quantity of oil and one or more nozzles, from which one or more wicks are released depending on the number of nozzles.

To fill the oil tank, the medallion (the upper face of the lamp) often contains a thin hole whose
function is to pass the air necessary to light the lamp. The cup is usually decorated with human,
animal, vegetable, or scenic forms. The lamp has a triangular or ring-shaped handle to carry it.

The ancient lamps can be classified in several groups, which have different characteristics and specificities due to the different phases and periods of time during which they were made.