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Nabatean Terracotta Oil Lamp - L.2726
Origin: Petra, Jordan
Circa: 100
AD
to 300
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: Sold
Location: United States
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A lamp such as this might have lit homes when
the Roman Empire ruled the world. A metaphor
of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself,
lamps have illuminated the path of civilization
for centuries. They have guided great thoughts
through the night, stood vigil with lonely
passions. In the presence of this simple object,
we are in touch directly with a vanished world,
with the people once warmed by its glow. Today
it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire
to conquer the darkness.
- (L.2726)
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