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November 2005 Auction

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10. Palestine, Megiddo, Stratum III, Iron Age IIC, ca. 8th century B.C.

Baked clay with bowl to hold fuel, which was usually olive oil, and a spout to support a wick, which was probably made of flax. The shape of this lamp, changed over time, going from an open bowl with four pinched spouts to the one-spouted type to a closed lamp with a single spout. Apprx 2"T x 4-7/8"D.



40/50   Sold $143.75
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