Oil lamp

Japanese: オイル・ランプ - おいるらんぷ
Oil lamp

…There are many types of lamps, including table lamps, hanging lamps, handheld lamps, and tall floor lamps. Oil lamps, which have a wick dipped in oil and ignite it, have been around since humans first discovered the use of oil. The oldest example is a sandstone lamp from the La Meute Cave in France, which dates back to the end of the Upper Paleolithic period. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "oil lamps" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ランプの形式は卓上に置かれる卓上ランプ,天井などから吊(つ)るす吊りランプ,手に持ち歩く手さげランプ,床の上に置かれる丈の高いフロア・ランプなどいろいろな形式がある。 灯芯を油に浸して点火するオイル・ランプは,人間が油の利用を考え出したときから始まった。最古の例としては,後期旧石器時代末に属する,フランスのラ・ムート洞窟出土の砂岩製ランプがあげられる。…

※「オイル・ランプ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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