Classic Ancient Christian Byzantine Oil Lamp 400-600AD
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Pre AD 1000 item# 260267 (stock# 11231067)
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These lamps where used widely in Christian homes during the period of the fifth and sixth centuries AD (Byzantine Influence).
The lamp in the form of a small clay bowl in which oil was burned, was the most common form of
domestic lighting from the very earliest of times. As olive oil was plentiful in Palestine, this form of fuel
was normally used in these lamps. The wick was usually made of flax. Whilst the shapes of lamps vary
from simple bowls to very ornate clay and bronze artworks, this lamp is a quite simple yet exquisite design.
Clay lamps are amongst the most prolific pottery vessels found in the archaeological remains. This lamp with its characteristic stylised Palm Leaves is typical of the oil lamps of the period. Size:90mm x 52 x 30 Weight: 82.6 g
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