ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Oil Lamp
Place ExcavatedCaesarea, Israel, Asia
CultureRoman
PeriodRoman Imperial
Date1st Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineLink Marine Expedition, 1960
Dimensions1 15/16 x 1 1/2 x 3 in. (4.9 x 3.8 x 7.6 cm)
Object number1960.023
Label TextWheel-made lamp with round body, wide filling hole with incised rim, and narrow nozzle. 'Herodian' or 'knife-pared' lamps of this type were made across Judaea from the period of Herod the Great (r. 37-4 BCE) until the mid second century CE. They are one of the most common lamp types 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
- Greek and Roman Art
70-135 CE
70-135 CE
last third of the 1st-3rd Century CE
1st Century CE
late 4th-7th Century CE
late 4th - 7th Century CE
1st Century CE
late 19th-early 20th Century
15th Century
1st Century CE
late 6th Century BCE
2300-2000 BCE
