Ancient Hellenistic / Roman “Herodian” Wheel-Made Oil Lamp, Palestine Peter Arnovick

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Ancient Hellenistic / Roman “Herodian” Wheel-Made Oil Lamp, Palestine Peter ArnovickAncient ceramic oil lamp dating to the Hellenistic Early Roman period, approximately 10 BC100 AD. This is the classic Herodian type, associated with Judea Palestine during the time of the Herodian dynasty. Wheel made with a rounded globular body, wide central filling hole, and short pointed nozzle. The surface is plain and undecorated, a characteristic frequently linked to cultural preferences in the region at the time. Olive oil would have been