Hundreds of ceramic oil ... open to the public. This find yields important new information on Jewish and early Christian life during the Late Roman period, they said. The discovery of the lamps ...

62 Signed on base: "NOVIUS", Marcus Novius Justus. This lamp features an incised maker's mark on the bottom, which was typically reserved for respected lamp makers. Makers' marks could be created ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare bronze oil lamp in the shape of a half-face, dating to the Roman Period between 70 and 135 C.E., during excavations in the City of David National Park in ...