A rare bronze oil lamp shaped like a grotesque face was recently discovered in excavations conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), in the City of David National Park. Israel Antiquities ...

During the late first century A.D., residents of Jerusalem buried a small bronze oil lamp shaped like half of a grotesque face in the foundations of a Roman building. As Yori Yalon reports for ...

The rare oil lamp, shaped like a grotesque face, was formed from bronze and still includes the original wick made of flax. Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said it is estimated to be from the ...

Israel Antiquities Authority researchers said in a statement Wednesday that they believe the bronze lamp was used as a foundation deposit — a ritual burial of an offering — to bring good ...

The oil lamp was buried to bring good fortune in the foundations of a building on the pilgrimage road in the City of David. A rare bronze oil lamp, in the shape of a grotesque face cut in half ...

Archaeologists recently re-evaluated a remarkable relic from the ancient Etruscan civilization in central Italy – a massive, elaborately decorated bronze lamp that may have been used in rituals ...

Researchers with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said in a statement Wednesday that they think the bronze lamp, shaped like a face cut in half, was likely used as a "foundation deposit" or ...