Old Oil Lamp Decorated With Rare Jewish Artwork, Sheds Light on Roman Rule Archaeologists discovered a 1,700-year-old oil ...
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique ...
Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many reproduction antique lamps on the market. The thing is, a genuine antique oil lamp can sometimes be quite valuable ...
The lamp was recovered as part of a dig at a site near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem and represents a unique find. Soot marks on its nozzle suggest it was used for lighting around 1,700 years ago, ...
The tradition of building up to lighting eight oil lamps (plus one shamash, or servitor) over the Hanukkah period began in ...
Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities ...
A 1,700-year-old ceramic oil lamp, decorated with depictions of the Temple of Jerusalem's menorah, has been uncovered in the ...
Oil lamps with menorah decorations are exceedingly rare and only a few similar Beit Nattif type lamps can be found in the National Treasures archive. “The choice of symbols on the lamp is not ...