Such lamp was used from the time of Solomon until the capture of Judah
by the Babylonians. It is about 2,800 years old and represents a new development
in the history of the Biblical lamp. It is shaped as a shallow bowl, small,
and sits on a thick, high disc base of coarse manufacture. The rim is thick
and flares outward with a pronounced lip. The spout is pinched and pressed
downward. it is buff, red burnished and heavily encrusted with traces of
soot.
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Note : The bigger lamp is no.5 ( 5 x 13 cm. diameter) and the smaller
one is no.5b (4 x 7 cm. diameter).
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