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Roman Period Oil Lamps : Late Roman Period Terracotta Oil Lamp
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Late Roman Period Terracotta Oil Lamp - L.0539
Origin: Beit Natif, Israel
Circa: 300
AD
to 400
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Style: Late Roman Period
Medium: Terracotta
$750.00
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.0539)
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