Lamp from Egypt with Greek inscription (6th–7th c.) referring to *Stephen (the First Martyr, S00030), exact provenance unknown.
Evidence ID
E00330
Type of Evidence
Images and objects - Lamps, ampullae and tokens
Inscriptions - Inscribed objects
A small lamp with the following inscription (LampesΝB 1.61):
τοῦ ἁγίου Στέφανος
'of saint Stephen'
Cult Related Objects
Oil lamps/candles
Source
LampesΝB 1.61Bibliography
Hellmann, M.-C., Lamps antiques de la Bibliothèque nationale, vol. I (Paris, 1985), 61.For a full range of the documentary evidence on Stephen:
Papaconstantinou, A., Le culte des saints en Égypte des Byzantins aux Abbassides (Paris: CNRS, 2001), 192-195.
Record Created By
Gesa Schenke
Date of Entry
4/3/2015
| ID | Name | Name in Source | Identity | S00030 | Stephen, the First Martyr | Στέφανος | Uncertain |
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