COLLECTION OF TERRACOTTA LEVANTINE OIL LAMPS

Ca. AD 500 - 700. A collection of three terracotta oil lamps, each of elongated drop form with rounded shoulders, a central filling hole, and a tapering nozzle with rounded wick-hole. The upper surface is moulded with a stylised seven-branched menorah flanked by symmetrical palm fronds. The underside of each is plain with a circular foot-ring. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1913,1014.3. Size: 98-102mm x 65-70mm; Weight: 250g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. collection of James Wolfensohn, NYC., acquired from Perspective Ltd., Jean-Michel Gozlan, King David Street, Jerusalem, Israel, 1990s.