The Oil Lamps

Complete lamps were found in all areas.¹ Most were ovoid with an upper and lower body moulded in a reddish-brown clay, with a channel running from the filler hole to the nozzle. This is the typical lamp of the Early Islamic period in Palestine. The ovoid lamps can be divided into three main forms: F...

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Hauptverfasser:	David Stacey, Ariel Berman, Ayala Lester
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Zusammenfassung:	Complete lamps were found in all areas.¹ Most were ovoid with an upper and lower body moulded in a reddish-brown clay, with a channel running from the filler hole to the nozzle. This is the typical lamp of the Early Islamic period in Palestine. The ovoid lamps can be divided into three main forms: Form 1, with a conical handle and a rounded ring foot often stamped with a ‘potter’s mark’; Form 2, with a tongue handle, an almond-shaped base and a ‘key-hole trough’; and Form 3, also with a tongue handle, an almond-shaped base often surrounded by two or