Roman Oil Lamp (Herodian)
SKU: M.394.
Period: Roman Period.
Date: 50 BC – 50 AD.
Dimension: 8.9 cm.
Condition: Very Good Condition, Intact.
Description
Description
Ancient Biblical Terracotta Roman Herodian Oil Lamp
“SECOND TEMPLE PERIOD; Time of Jesus and King Herod the Great”
Roman Herodian oil lamp, 50 BC – 50 AD.
Such this Lamps have lit homes during the time of Jesus, Rounded wheel made body, The nozzle was made separately and then attached to the body, Giving it a splayed shape, With concave sides, The Join between the nozzle and the body of the lamp was then smoothed with a knife (and therefore some call this type “knife-pared lamps”), Incised two lines across nozzle, Rim around filing hole
These lamps are common throughout the Holy-Land, Such as Jerusalem and Judea.
Oil Lamps of the Holy Land 2004, The Adler Collection page 16-17.
