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	Reference: BI1 / Cat. No. Period: Byzantine / Islamic Origin: Levant, probably northern Jordan Date: 550 – 800 AD Description: Oval body with large central filling hole with rim, dot border and radiating ridges on steep shoulders. Curled ridges between filling hole and wick hole. High elliptical-section handle bifurcated at top. Indistinct base ring. Fabric: Orange clay. Manufacture: Mould made. Condition: Indistinct with encrustation. Notes: Cf. Mlasowsky, 444; Djuric, C328; Kennedy, 758; Rosenthal & Sivan, 574; Adler, 974; Israeli & Avida, 438. Kennedy Type 22. Comments: This is the tongue-handle variant of the 'Jerash' type of lamp as opposed to the contemporary zoomorphic-handle variant (Kehrberg).
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