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Talmudic Oil Lamp - BB.1062
Origin: Mediterranean/ Jerusalem
Circa: 200
AD
to 400
AD
Dimensions:
3.1" (7.9cm) high
x 2.25" (5.7cm) wide
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
£1,000.00
Location: Great Britain
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A token of a faith already old when it was
created, this lamp might have lit Jewish homes or
temples centuries ago. 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.
- (BB.1062)
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