Laterna

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“In later Greek, a lantern. Two bronze lanterns, constructed with nicety and skill, have been found in the ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. One of them is represented in the annexed woodcut. Its form is cylindrical. Within is a bronze lamp attached to the centre of the base, and provided with an extinguisher shown on the right hand of the lantern. The plates are of translucent horn. A front view of one of the two upright pillars is shown on the left hand.” — Smith, 1873

Source

William Smith, A School Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (New York: Harper and Brothers, 1873) 185

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