Herodian oil lamp from Adler collection
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Object number
AR3466-05
| Object: |
Oil lamp
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| Material: |
Red clay
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| Date: |
1st half first century A.D. Lifetime of Jesus Christ and the Apostles |
| Description: |
Lamp with a round body and short nozzle. Raised rim around the filling hole, forming a ledge around the hole. Flat bottom. So-called Herodian oil Lamp, a lamp type that was used between the last quarter of the 1st century B.C. and until the end of the first century A.D. It is called after king Herod the Great, during whose reign Jesus Christ was born. |
| Size: |
Length 84 mm, width 59 mm, height 28 mm
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| Condition: |
Very well preserved, only slight wear and minor chips, especially on rim and nozzle.
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| Reference: |
Almost identical to Noam Adler, Oil-Lamps from the Holy Land, The Adler Collection, 2004, Nr. 83, smallest differences of nozzles lead to the assumption that this particular lamp is not identical with Nr. 83.
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| 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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| Authenticity: |
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