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Late Roman Period Oil Lamp - L.0109
Origin: Jerusalem, Israel
Circa: 300
AD
to 400
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Roman
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.0109)
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