ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Oil Lamp
Place ExcavatedCaesarea, Israel, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodRoman Imperial
Date70-135 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineLink Marine Expedition, 1960
Dimensions2 11/16 x 4 in. (6.8 x 10.1 cm)
Object number1960.022
Label TextMold-made lamp with round body, wide flared nozzle flanked by volutes, and conical knob handle. Recessed discus with wide filling hole surrounded by a single ring-rim. So called Darom type lamps were produced locally in Judaea and Samaria. Several have been excavated at Caesarea.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, October 6, 2001 - 2013
ProvenanceExcavated by Link Marine Expedition, Israel, 1960.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
70-135 CE
1st Century CE
1st Century CE
late 4th-7th Century CE
late 4th - 7th Century CE
last third of the 1st-3rd Century CE
1st Century CE
late 19th-early 20th Century
ca. 6th-7th Century CE
11th Century
2300-2000 BCE
