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Bronze Age Oil Lamps : Early Bronze Age Oil Lamp with Four Spouts
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Early Bronze Age Oil Lamp with Four Spouts - PF.1809
Origin: Hebron, Israel
Circa: 3300
BC
to 2700
BC
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$900.00
Location: United States
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This ancient lamp might have burned in the Holy Land at the very dawn of the biblical era. A wick placed in each of its four spouts would have created a bright glow. A metaphor for joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have shed light on mundane and extraordinary events alike, guiding great thoughts through the night, and standing vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the rooms and shrines once warmed by its glow, with the people who drew comfort from its light. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness.
- (PF.1809)
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