Byzantine oil lamp with inscription and Cross and sent forth and slew

and sent forth and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem

about midway between the two towns

This type of lamps is found in all of Israel

as well as in the Old Testament

The Hebrew colony that formed there thrived for over three centuries

Byzantine oil lamp with inscription and Cross and sent forth and slewAfter the diversity of many pagan forms featured on Roman oil lamps, came Early Christianity designs on the Byzantine era lamps. The shape of these clay oil lamps represented a uniformity in style and decoration. Most recognizable are their unique motifs, featuring the Menorah and the Palm branch adorning an almond shaped lamp. The main characteristic of byzantine oil lamps is their elongated nozzles. Some lamps bear a Greek inscription, which has