In the inner life dimension of the Jewish tradition, we find a focus during Chanukah on the metaphor of the oil lamp, not on the Maccabean Rebellion against the Syrian Hellenists. The oil lamp has ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This oil-wick lamp is a patent model constructed by John Fleming of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania that received patent ...

Antique oil lamp identification can be a bit tricky, considering there are many reproduction antique lamps on the market. The thing is, a genuine antique oil lamp can sometimes be quite valuable, so ...

JERUSALEM, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A new Israeli research has identified a rare wick that was used for oil lamps, dated 1,500 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Monday. The ...

The wicks, preserved in unusual circumstances, are a remarkable discovery given the moist Mediterranean climate, which typically causes organic materials to decompose. A unique archaeological find in ...