 IAA Number: 1966-1490
 | Object's Name: Saucer Lamp
Period: Ayyubid-Mamluk
Material: Pottery
Site: Kokhav ha-Yarden
Lenght: 7.8 cm
Wide: 7.2 cm
Description: Wheel-made lamp of the saucer lamp type.The lamp is made of red
cooking pot material and composed of two separately turned parts. The
lower part has a low disc base with pinched nozzle. The upper rounded
part is much smaller in order to allow it to fit into the saucer.
This type of lamp was used during the 11th to the 13th century.
Bibliography: Avissar, M. and Stern, E.J. 2005. Pottery of the Crusader, Ayyubid, and Mamluk Periods in Israel. IAAR 26: 124-126, Fig.52 Type III.1:1-4. Ziffer,I. and Tal, O. 2010. The Last Supper at Apollonia.. Tel-Aviv, 84-85, Fig.128.
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