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Herodian Oil Lamps : Roman Oil Lamp of the Herodian Period
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Roman Oil Lamp of the Herodian Period - L.1939
Origin: Gadara, Jordan
Circa: 50
BC
to 50
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$900.00
Location: United States
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A lamp such as this might have lit homes
during the life of Christ. 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.1939)
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