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Talmudic Terracotta Oil Lamp - L.2604
Origin: Beit Natif, Israel
Circa: 300
AD
to 500
AD
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: SOLD
$600.00
Location: United States
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A token of a faith already ancient when
it was created, this lamp might have lit
Jewish homes or temples centuries ago. 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.2604)
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