Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anita Eka Permatawaty via Shutterstock Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many ...

Many 18th-century lamps used oil to produce light. If whale oil was not available, the lamps could use olive oil. The oil was kept in a reservoir, usually metal, that had three or four burners with ...

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Israeli officials recently announced the discovery of an unusual oil lamp dating to the fourth century, just in time for Hanukkah. In a Facebook post published Thursday, the 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 Israel ...

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If you’ve ever wondered if old lamps and light fixtures can be worth more than just sentimental value, you’re not alone. Vintage lighting has become a popular collectible, with certain styles and ...

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For the nearly two centuries since this Etruscan oil lamp was found near the city of Cortona, Italy, it has confounded scholars. It was unearthed in a ditch, so its original context is unknown. And ...