Jerusalem oil lamp of Herodian shape from Adler collection
€560
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Object number
AR3466-09
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Oil lamp
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| Material: |
Black clay
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| 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, circles between the lines. 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 91 mm, width 59 mm, height with handle 35 mm.
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| Condition: |
Very well preserved, only minor chips on body and on the left front part of the nozzle.
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| Reference: |
Noam Adler, Oil-Lamps from the Holy Land, The Adler Collection, 2004, Nr. 151.
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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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