A good-sized pottery oil lamp of 'cocked hat' type with shallow bowl and strongly pinched spout in orange coarse ware.
 
Holy land Canaanite: Iron Age IIC through Persian Period: Circa 800-500 BC.
 
Condition: Very Fine; some encrustation within the bowl and on the underside, traces of soot deposits on the spout from usage.
Width 14 cms (5.5 ins)
 
Provenance: Paul S. Forbes collection, Maryland. Purchased in Jerusalem, acquired 1970's - 1980's.
 
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