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July 28, 2006
Friday Pot Blogging
The "pot" pictured below is a lamp, likely from the Middle Bronze I age. But it could be from an even earlier time.
This lamp is typical of lamps used over a fairly long period of time. This one was likely made between 2100 and 1850 BCE. But, it could be somewhat older or even possibly younger. The time period in which these lamps were in common use is sometimes called the Intermediate Bronze Age (EBIV/MBI). It has four pinches for wicks. Such lamps were first introduced in the Early Bronze age and continued in use throughout much of the Middle Bronze II period. Four wicks were used in each of the four pinches. Lamps of this type were formed on a wheel and four sides were folded in to make the wick pinches. A top view shows that the lamp is nearly square.
Earlier lamps were simply circular dishes. Most later lamps had a single wick pinch. Over the next few weeks, I will feature lamps from progressively more recent times and will show how each differed from its functional predecessor.
Posted by DuaneSmith at July 28, 2006 03:12 PM | Read more on Archaeology |
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Looks like the little ash tray I made when I was 6 at summer camp.
Posted by: Jim at July 28, 2006 04:13 PM
I suppose this was an oil lamp?
Posted by: Aydin at July 31, 2006 08:13 AM
Yep, it's an oil lamp.
Posted by: Duane at July 31, 2006 09:39 AM
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