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Furnishings > Lamps > Polykandela

Preferred term

Polykandela  

Definition(s)

  • Hanging lighting fixtures consisting of a metal ring fashioned to hold a number of glass oil lamps; suspended from the ceiling, possibly by a pulley system allowing the apparatus to be lowered for lighting [www.acrearchaeology.org/lamps.htm, alt.]

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • Chandeliers, polykandela
  • Hanging lamps, polykandela
  • Lamps, hanging, polykandela
  • Oil lamps, polykandela
  • Polukandēlon
  • Polycandela
  • Polycandila

Notation

  • 120379

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-J4LPP4TX-0

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