National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Fragment Lamp 
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Soapstone
Site: Ramla, esh-Sheikh Rihan
Description: Base and part of a boat-shaped lamp made of soap stone. This lamp is characterized by its narrow dimensions. This type of lamp is known also from Tiberias and is found in private collections.
Bibliography:
Renathe Rosenthal and Renee Sivan 1978. Ancient Lamps in the Schlossinger Collection.. QEDEM 8: 164, Nos. 680-681.

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Fragment Lamp  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael




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