'Extremely rare' ancient oil lamp with 1,700-year-old soot marks discovered buried in Jerusalem
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Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of a 1,700-year-old oil lamp, which was found near the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. The lamp was used for lighting and had soot marks.
The artifact appears to reference the Second Temple, though it was made over 200 years after the temple was destroyed in 70 A.D. Archaeologists discovered depictions of an incense shovel, a menorah and a lulav, a date tree frond used to celebrate Sukkot, carved on the lamp. Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
"The exquisite artistic workmanship of the lamp, which was found complete, makes it outstanding and extremely rare," IAA Excavation Director Michael Chernin said in a statement. "The menorah, incense shovel and lulav are symbols associated with the Jewish connection to the Temple."
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