The “Athenian lamp” was a common and essential object in everyday life in ancient Athens. It was a small lighting device, typically made of clay or metal, used to illuminate homes, temples, and public spaces from classical Greek times through the Roman period.
These lamps were usually filled with oil (most often olive oil) and had a wick that burned to produce light.
In an era without public lighting infrastructure, the oil lamp defined the rhythm of private life. Its presence allowed activities—such as reading, weaving, and social gatherings—to extend beyond daylight hours. This reflects a society where intellectual and domestic productivity increasingly moved into controlled indoor environments, especially during the Classical period (5th–4th century BCE).
Returns Policy
Returns are accepted only if the items you wish to return are intact and in their original packaging, along with the sales receipt or invoice. To avoid any inconvenience, you should carefully check the product when delivered in order to detect any obvious defects or errors. To ensure the return or exchange of a product, it is compulsory to follow the return procedure described above. Also, items that are returned incomplete, damaged or soiled are in no case accepted, exchanged or refunded.
Depending on the payment method of your order, your refund will be completed within 30 days from the date we receive the products. Our company reserves the right to change prices without notice. In this case, the products are invoiced based on the value they had your order was placed.
Please contact us before returning a product by calling at +30 2103 533 070 or by sending an e-mail artpoint@papasotiriou.gr
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ARTPOINT PAPASOTIRIOU can serve customers globally. The cost of shipping varies from city to city and from country to country, according to the product you chose to purchase. That is why we have formed a specific dispatching policy to be as fair as possible. Orders are shipped within 3 to 30 business days (depending on product availability). If we cannot deliver your order due to force majeure (strikes, extreme weather conditions, etc.) we will contact you to inform you. Once you complete your order, you will receive an e-mail confirming that we received your order.
