3-nozzle Beit-Natif oil lamp, with a cross. Named for the site (Beit Natif) near Beth-Shemesh of the primary workshop where this kind of lamps were produced at a distinctive style, during late Roman/Early Byzantine Period. 3rd-5th Century A.D.
Site item id
14869
Collection name
IAA (Israel Antiquities Authority)
Item period
Iron Age
Exhibition location
מוזיאון התנ"ך, וושינגטון, ארה"ב
Items discovered in official excavations
מזבח חרס, תל רחוב, תקופת הברזל 1