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Hellenistic Oil Lamp - L.2529
Origin: Geresa, Jordan
Circa: 300
BC
to 100
BC
Dimensions:
4" (10.2cm) high
x 3" (7.6cm) wide
Catalogue: V1
Collection: Biblical
Medium: Terracotta
$600.00
Location: United States
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A lamp such as this might have burned in
the
Holy Land during the height of the
Classical age.
A metaphor of 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.
- (L.2529)
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