@artemiscollective: The Romans made oil lamps shaped like feet. The flame came out of the big toe. There’s an actual reason for it that leads straight back to Egypt. 🦶🔥 Sources: What Roman oil lamps were: Milwaukee Public Museum Roman foot lamps: Ferrebeekeeper The Serapis connection and apotropaic meaning: Art of the Middle Ages Serapis — invented by Ptolemy I: Wikipedia — Serapis Variety of Roman lamp shapes: Getty Museum — Ancient Lamps The specific bronze lamp at the Met: Metropolitan Museum of Art Further reading — Mary Beard, The Fires of Vesuvius (2008) #ancientrome #archaeology #historytok #TikTokLearningCampaign #LearnOnTikTok

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