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'Extremely rare' ancient oil lamp with 1,700-year-old soot marks discovered buried in Jerusalem
Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the Israel Antiquities ...
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1,700-year-old oil lamp found in Jerusalem shows a rare Jewish menorah, even though the Romans tried to suppress the religion
By the time this oil lamp was crafted in the third century ... who'd been enemies of the ancient Israelites. But while Jewish worship in the region was heavily restricted after Hadrian, a few ...
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Trump to return ancient oil lamps to Israel
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump says he will return a set of ancient oil lamps to the Israel Antiquities Authority. “These historic items were presented by a representative of the Israeli ...
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Oil Lamp
This terracotta lamp decorated with two fishes and a horse would have been used by the ancient Romans for artificial light; it would have been fuelled by olive oil and could easily be carried from ...
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Israel antiquities among items found at Mar-a-Lago, report claims
A set of ancient ceramic oil lamps missing for more than three years have reportedly been found at Donald Trump’s Florida estate. (JTA) — The Israel Antiquities Authority believes that a set ...