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Early Bronze Age Oil Lamp with Four Spouts - PF.1808
Origin: Hebron, Israel
Circa: 3300
BC
to 2700
BC
Dimensions:
2" (5.1cm) high
x 5.5" (14.0cm) wide
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: SOLD
Location: United States
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This ancient lamp might have burned in the Holy
Land at the very dawn of the Biblical era. A wick
placed in each of its four spouts would have
created a bright glow. A metaphor for joy and
prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have
illuminated the path of civilization for centuries.
They have shed light on mundane and
extraordinary events alike, guiding great
thoughts through the night, and standing vigil
with lonely passions. In the presence of this
simple object, we are in touch directly with a
vanished world, with the rooms and shrines once
warmed by its glow, with the people who drew
comfort from its light. Today it remains as an
enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the
darkness.
- (PF.1808)
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