Oil lamp, unknown Palestinian workshop. Oval lamp with conical handle. Large olive opening occupying virtually the entire surface of the disc. Arms decorated with branches. Burner channel and wick opening bounded by a convex shaft. The channel decorated with a six-leafed palm branch, interpreted in the context of Byzantine Jerusalem workshops as a schematic representation of a menorah. Oval, ring-shaped base decorated in the center with a six-pointed star Magen David / Seal of Solomon. On the outside of the ring-shaped base are three symmetrically spread palm branches menorahs. Entire lamp impressed from a mold. 7th–8th century, Syro-Palestine. Oil lamp; height 3.4 cm, length 10.8 cm, width 6.9 cm., An oval, shallow object with a rough textured surface in shades of tan, beige, brown, and darker brown, featuring a large central circular opening and a smaller rounded opening at one tapered end, with carved or molded leaf-like patterns on the upper surface and a rounded knob near one edge...
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Oil lamp, unknown Palestinian workshop. Oval lamp with conical handle. Large olive opening occupying virtually the entire surface of the disc. Arms decorated with branches. Burner channel and wick opening bounded by a convex shaft. The channel decorated with a six-leafed palm branch, interpreted in the context of Byzantine Jerusalem workshops as a schematic representation of a menorah. Oval, ring-shaped base decorated in the center with a six-pointed star Magen David / Seal of Solomon. On the outside of the ring-shaped base are three symmetrically spread palm branches menorahs. Entire lamp impressed from a mold. 7th–8th century, Syro-Palestine. Oil lamp; height 3.4 cm, length 10.8 cm, width 6.9 cm., An oval, shallow object with a rough textured surface in shades of tan, beige, brown, and darker brown, featuring a large central circular opening and a smaller rounded opening at one tapered end, with carved or molded leaf-like patterns on the upper surface and a rounded knob near one edge, cast against a smooth light gray background and showing soft shadows beneath.

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Oil lamp unknown Palestinian workshop Oval lamp conical handle Large olive opening occupying virtually entire surface disc Arms decorated branches Burner channel wick opening bounded convex shaft channel decorated six-leafed palm branch interpreted context Byzantine Jerusalem workshops schematic representation menorah Oval ring-shaped base decorated center six-pointed star Magen David Seal Solomon outside ring-shaped base three symmetrically spread palm branches menorahs Entire lamp impressed mold 7th–8th century Syro-Palestine height 3.4 cm length 10.8 cm width 6.9 cm oval shallow object rough textured surface shades tan beige brown darker brown featuring large central circular opening smaller rounded tapered carved molded leaf- patterns upper surface rounded knob near edge cast smooth light gray background showing soft shadows beneath.

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