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Byzantine, Palaestina Secunda, Transjordan "Elongated" Oil Lamp, c. 400 - 620 A.D.
| This type is identified by Adler as a Transjordan elongated lamp. Adler writes that the shoulders are narrow and ornamented with a wide variety of motifs including linear bands, geometric, and floral designs; the handle is tongue shaped projecting horizontally and decorated with three or more bands; the nozzle is decorated with geometric or floral designs or rarely a cross. The type is found in the northern part of Transjordan, and in Israel, mainly in northern Israel and the Beit Shean area. They date possibly as early as the fifth century, mostly to the sixth century and extending into the first half of the seventh century. In the Hellenistic and Roman eras Beit Shean was the Decapolis city Scythopolis. Click the photo on the right of the ancient ruins at Beit Shean, to learn more about the city. |  |
AL21906. Transjordan elongated lamp; Adler type JOR.1, cf. 967 ff.; 8.6 cm (3 3/8") long, near Choice, small chips in filling hole and wick rims, small chips in handle, c. 400 - 620 A.D.; pink-orange clay, cream slip, mold made, elongated body, double rim around large filling hole, convex shoulders and sides of nozzle ornamented with a pattern of lines, arcs and dots; SOLD
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