 IAA Number: 1955-1071
 | Object's Name: Lamp Almond
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Pottery
Site: Caesarea
Lenght: 10.2 cm
Wide: 7 cm
Description: Almond-shaped lamp, with a tongue shaped handle, made of brownish-red
clay. The complete surface of the lamp is decorated with a network of
lozenges. The nozzle is decorated with two carefully designed wheat
stalks. The lamp is made in two parts pressed into different moulds
and then joined together when the clay was still wet.
Bibliography: Arnon, Y.D. 2008. Caesarea Maritima, the Late Periods (700-1291 CE). Oxford, 14-15, Fig.7.
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