Lot 345
Stone Oil Lamp – Yemen, 19th or 20th Century
single-wick stone oil lamp (seraj). Yemen, [19th or 20th century].
Soapstone (steatite), chiseled.
Boat-shaped single-wick oil lamp. The Yemenite rectangular eight-wick Hannukah lamp developed from joining lamps of the seraj type.
7.5X16 cm. Fair-good condition. Loss and damage.
Reference: Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper, "Oil Sabbath-lamps and Hanukah-lamps of stone from the Yemen", Journal of Jewish Art, vol. 9, 1982, pp. 76-83.
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