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Talmudic Terracotta Oil Lamp - L.0804
Origin: Beit Natif, Israel
Circa: 300
AD
to 400
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$1,500.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
A token of a faith already old when this
lamp was
created, such an object might have lit
Jewish
homes or temples centuries ago. A
metaphor for
joy and prosperity, for hope, for life
itself, lamps
have illumninated 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.0804)
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