An Early Rare Ceramic Chalcolithic Four Pillar Oil Lamp , Circa 3100 B.C.E.
H. 17cm
HC-CR-1007
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Provenance
Found in Jericho, Jerusalem private collection 1950's, US private collection 1990's
A red slip, ring base oil lamp with four pillars mounted on the ring, each hollow pillar flares at the top with a small bowl to hold the oil for burning a very rare and early type of oil lamps.