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Oil lamp
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Islamic Art & Archaeology
Oil lamp
Oil lamp
Ashkelon
9th century
Glazed earthenware
W: 7; L: 10 cm
Israel Antiquities Authority
IAA:
L.787
Archaeology/Islamic Art & Archaeology
Photo © Israel Museum, Jerusalem, by Margalit Slovin
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