 IAA Number: 2014-1682
 | Object's Name: Fragment Multi-Nozzled Lamp
Period: Early Islamic
Material: Soapstone
Site: Ramla, esh-Sheikh Rihan
Height: 3.79 cm
Description: Part of a unique multi nozzle lamp, made of soap stone. The lamp
probably had about 12 nozzles arranged around a flat base with a
wall-shaped partition with holes for the cords. The upper part of the
partition has a rope decoration. Each of the nozzels is triangular in
shape with a drop-like opening. About a third of the lamp is extant.
round closed multi-nozzle lamps are known from the Roman and
Byzantine periods, however this open form is not common.
Bibliography: Renate Rosenthal and Rene Sivan 1978. Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection.. QEDEM 8: 128, No. 529. Arnon, Y. D. 2007. Pottery, Oil-lamps and Carved Stone Vessels in: Excavation in Marcus Street, Ramla. Haifa, 78, Fig. 17:5.
|
