Beersheba fragment with menorah depiction

The 'Oil Lamp Fragment<nowiki/>' is an old remnant of a Jewish oil lamp.

Discovery

The fragment of an ancient jewish oil lamp was found unearthed the Beersheba Settlement in the Negev Desert. It was discovered during excavations beneath destroyed buildings that date back to the time of the Judaea Province. The settlement and the oil lamp itself were destroyed during the Jewish-Roman wars.

The fragment

The oil lamp fragment decorated with a nine-branched menorah.

According to the Israel Antiquities Authority

See also

• Bar Kokhba Revolt
• Bar Kokhba Revolt coinage
• Simon bar Kokhba
• Judaea Province
• Archaeology of Israel

References