Judean Terracotta Shephelah Oil Lamp

3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.

3 3/8 in. (79 grams, 85 mm).

Comprising a drum-shaped body with a flat base and a low rim to the filler-hole, a long D-shaped nozzle. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the Lloyd and Jeanne Raport collection, Washington, D.C. and Florida, USA, formed between 1972-2000.
Acquired through Bonhams, London, UK.

Literature

Cf. Sussman, V., Late Roman to Late Byzantine/Early Islamic Period Lamps in the Holy Land: The Collection of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, 2017, p.9.

CONDITION

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