National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Lamp 
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Pottery
Site: Caesarea
Lenght: 9.2 cm
Wide: 7.4 cm
Description: A pear-shaped lamp made of brown clay. The upper side of the lamp is decorated with a dense network of lozenges and a dot at the center. The nozzle is decorated with stalks of wheat. There are remnants of soot on the nozzle which is partly broken. The lamp is dated between the mid 8th century and the mid 10th century.
Bibliography:
Arnon, Y.D. 2008. Caesarea Maritims, the Late Periods (700-1291 CE).. Oxford, 15, Fig. 7.

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Lamp  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael

Lamp  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael





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