Herodian Decorated Biblical clay oil lamp that is described as a modern reproduction of an original Herodian oil lamp,
but with added decorative details to make it look more like the original used in the time of Jesus.
These oil lamps are hand-made in Jerusalem and are likely popular sellers due to their historical and cultural significance.
Oil lamps were an important part of daily life in ancient Israel, and were used for illumination in homes and other buildings.
“They are to take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand that is for light, together with its lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays, and all its jars for the olive oil used to supply it” Numbers 4:9
The Herodian oil lamps that were produced during the reign of King Herod the Great in Judea were particularly elaborate and were often decorated with intricate
designs and motifs. Today, reproductions of these oil lamps are popular with collectors and those interested in the history and culture of the ancient Holyland.
