Roman Wooden Night Light

Experience the cozy night lighting with the Roman Wooden Night Light!

Materials: Wood, Egyptian Papyrus
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Measurements: 22,5 x 22,5 x 29 см / 8.8″ x 8.8″ x 11.4″
Weight: 478 g/1 pound

The Night Light design is based off an  ancient Turricula – dice tower for board games. It is made of high quality wood with LED lights installed inside under a sheet of actual Egyptian Papyrus sheet for the soft dispersed lighting that creates a cozy atmosphere in your room.

It bears a series of writings, in particular, on the three sides, it features the writing VTERE FELIX VIVAS, which can be translated as simply “use me and live happily”. And the front hexagram that reads:

PICTOS VICTOS
HOSTIS DELETA
SECURE LUDITES

(The Picts are defeated, hostilities have ceased, play safe)
The hexagram (the use of six words of six letters each) has a value linked to luck as Roman dice games were closely linked to the numbers six and twelve.
The original turricula found in Germany dates back to the 4th century. AD, however, the writing refers to a much earlier event, the defeat of the Picts in northern Roman Britain three centuries earlier, it can therefore be deduced that the original is also a copy, which is not surprising given the skill and predilection of the Romans for mass production.

*IMPORTANT NOTICE!* If you consider ordering several products at once please CONTACT US FIRST. In this case price for shipping won’t be simply summarizing, it will require separate calculations and most likely will be cheaper for you.
Local taxes, fees, and customs charges are the sole responsibility of the customer.
We claim up to 7 days for processing your order. As a rule this happens much faster – in a day or two. We do this because all products by ARX are being consecrated with authentic religious ceremony before shipment. The ceremony begins with auspicium – the ritual of requesting Iuppiter’s permission for the rites following. This permission may be and may not be granted right away. Sometimes it takes several days to receive it. So sometimes (very rarely) shipment may be delayed a little longer.