What can be seen in this room:

In this room you can admire a collection of oil lamps from various eras. The antique lighting system was essentially based upon oil lamps. The clay oil lamps were the most popular means used to satisfy the lighting needs of the ancient civilizations.

They were relatively easy to produce, cheap and easily transported. The most ancient lamps didn't have a lid and consisted of a flat container with a spout for the wick on the edge. The wicks were made from plant or animal fibres. Subsequently this form was replaced with a more practical one with a lid, in the shape of a flat box with a spout on the edge. The lid protected the oil from impurities. Following this, handles, one or more spouts and ventilation holes were added. The oil lamp was used by placing it on a smooth surface or by hanging it from a chain. The most common materials used were terracotta and bronze, or more rarely gold, silver, glass or stone. As well as the more common forms, oil lamps were also produced in the forms of animals, horns, acorns, feet, heads, or human forms.