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Middle Bronze Age II Terrcotta Oil Lamp - L.2941
Origin: Jericho, Israel
Circa: 1700
BC
to 1500
BC
Dimensions:
4.75" (12.1cm) high
x 4.625" (11.7cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: SOLD
Location: United States
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A lamp such as this might have lit homes during
the age of the Biblical patriarchs. 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.2941)
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