Abstract
Clay oil lamps of type Hayes 9 were produced in large quantities in the eastern Roman ateliers and in Western Pontic workshops, which were responsible for making also lamps of type Hayes 8. A huge concentration of this production occurred in Constantinople and Halmiris. In the latter case, arguing in favor of this idea is the shape, fabric and chronology of the finds from the excavation of this Dobrodgean site. The Halmyris workshop complex is thus demonstrated to be an important lamp-producing centers, at least for the Black Sea region, during the reign of Justinian.
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