"Indiana" Hoenlein and the Lost Grotesque Roman Halved Oil Lamp.
May 18, 2021, 01:08 AM
Photo: Oil Lamp
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"Indiana" Hoenlein and the Lost Grotesque Roman Halved Oil Lamp.
https://www.livescience.com/good-luck-lamp-discovered-roman-jerusalem.html
The object was intentionally buried in the foundations of a building dating to the city's Roman period (approximately 63 B.C. to A.D. 300), following the destruction of the city and the Second Temple (a Jewish holy site) by Roman forces in A.D. 70. The lamp may have been cached in the building's foundation as a sort of ritual good luck charm, the researchers said.
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CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor
CBS Audio Network
@Batchelorshow
"Indiana" Hoenlein and the Lost Grotesque Roman Halved Oil Lamp.
https://www.livescience.com/good-luck-lamp-discovered-roman-jerusalem.html
The object was intentionally buried in the foundations of a building dating to the city's Roman period (approximately 63 B.C. to A.D. 300), following the destruction of the city and the Second Temple (a Jewish holy site) by Roman forces in A.D. 70. The lamp may have been cached in the building's foundation as a sort of ritual good luck charm, the researchers said.