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EXTREMELY RARE ROMAN OIL LAMP WITH POMEGRANATES, 200 AD browse these categories for related items... All Items: Holy Land: Judean: Pre AD 1000: item #824538
$ 1,350 (SALE PENDNING) |
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Aweidah Gallery is pleased to present to you this extremely rare ancient Roman reddish terracotta highly decorated oil lamp depicting two large pomegranate leaves at the nozzle and decorated with a branch full of 8 pomegranate fruit design all around the shoulder The pomegranate ('rimmôn') is mentioned in the Bible as one of the seven fruits/plants that Israel was blessed with, and in Hebrew, 'rimmôn' is also the name of the weapon now called the grenade. According to Webster's New Spanish-English Dictionary, "granada," the Spanish word for "pomegranate," could also mean "grenade."
Dated from, 200 AD Measurements: Length: 9 cm - Width: 6 cm Condition: Intact as found, not repaired and not restored Found in Israel ALL ITEMS THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE COME WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTNENTICITY |
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