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Published Jerusalem oil lamp of Herodian shape from Adler collection

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Object number
AR3466-07
Object: Oil lamp

Material: Black clay

Date: End of 1st century B.C. - first half 1st century A.D.
Lifetime of Jesus Christ and the Apostles

Description:    Lamp with a round body and typically shaped short nozzle. Low and thin rim around the filling hole, forming a small ledge around the opening. Rim around shoulders. Flat bottom. Broken loop handle. Two concentric circles between two incised lines on nozzle.
So-called Jerusalem oil lamp, Herodian shape. This high-quality type of lamps, burned without oxygen and thus having the characteristic black color, was manufactured in the area of Jerusalem.

Size: Length 95 mm, width 67 mm, height 30 mm

Condition: Very well preserved, only minor chips on body. Loop handle broken in antiquity.

Reference: Published with picture in Noam Adler, Oil-Lamps from the Holy Land, The Adler Collection, 2004, Nr. 148.

Provenance: Acquired 2022 from the Archaeological Center R. Deutsch, Israel. Ex famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with permit of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Nr. 53397.

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