Oil Lamp with Cross on Handle

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CultureByzantine (probably)

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Oil Lamp with Cross on Handle

Date300–700 AD

PlacePalestine

PlaceIsrael

MediumTerracotta

Dimensionsheight × length × width: 1 7/8 × 2 3/16 × 4 in.

Credit LineGift of Mr. Claude E. Hooton, Jr.

Object number64.14

Not on view

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CERAMICS

ProvenanceFormer Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973), Israel, by 1962; given to Claude E. Hooton, Jr. (1931–2013), Houston, 1962–1964; given to MFAH, 1964.
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