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Published Jerusalem oil lamp of Herodian shape from Adler collection

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Object number
AR3466-08
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 ledge around the opening. Flat bottom. Loop handle. Small circles on side of wick hole, two dotted 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 with handle 95 mm, width 62 mm, height with handle 43 mm, without handle 27 mm.

Condition: Very well preserved, only minor chips on body. With note "44134" from Adler collection.

Reference: Published with picture in Noam Adler, Oil-Lamps from the Holy Land, The Adler Collection, 2004, Nr. 147.

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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