 IAA Number: 1988-713
 | Object's Name: Lamp Decorated in Relief, Semi-Divine/Divine Figure, Ox, Inscribed
Period: Middle Roman - Late Roman
Material: Pottery
Site: Ashqelon, T. Ashqelon
Lenght: 4.3 cm
Wide: 3.5 cm
Description: The long narrow lamp has a handle in the form of an acantus leaf. The
upper body consists of two heads, one above the other. Near the
handle is a diademed male head with a bull's head below
it.Inscription on base: AIA A.
Bibliography: Johnson B.L. 2008. Ashkelon 2, Imported pottery of the Roman and late Roman periods. Winona Lake, Indiana, Eisenbrauns, 127-131, 384.
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