National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Lamp Almond
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Pottery
Site: Ramla
Wide: 4.9 cm
Height: 1.9 cm
Diameter: 6.1 cm
Description: A miniature almond-shaped lamp made of light-colored clay with a tongue-shaped handle. The lamp is decorated with scrolls terminating with flowers. The lamp is identified by the small amount of oil that it could contain. The handle is partly broken.
Bibliography:
Rosen-Ayalon, M. and Eitan, A. 1970. Ramla Excavations: Finds from the VIII centurt. Israel Museum's Catalogue No.66. Jerusalem.

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Lamp Almond  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael

Lamp Almond  
Photographer :Yolovitch Yael





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