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Talmudic Terracotta Oil Lamp - L.1905
Origin: Beit Natif, Israel
Circa: 300
AD
to 400
AD
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$500.00
Location: United States
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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.
- (L.1905)
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