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<p>[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 2965828, member: 87186"]I also was going for oil lamp [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] and I know from having a very mysterious Egyptian made pitcher that one can not always figure out how Egyptian vessels work. Here are some photographs of oil lamps with multiple holes, although, admittedly, these do not have holes lined up in a row extending out from the source of the oil.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edited to add: There is no doubt in my mind that an Egyptian could have figured out how to make a lamp like this with some pressure system to push oil (or sufficient fumes?) up and out to keep fire lit even at holes farthest away from oil source.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726893[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://www.invaluable.co.uk/auction-lot/a-rare-byzantine-terracotta-oil-lamp-73-c-b6b4b7cb75" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.invaluable.co.uk/auction-lot/a-rare-byzantine-terracotta-oil-lamp-73-c-b6b4b7cb75" rel="nofollow">http://www.invaluable.co.uk/auction-lot/a-rare-byzantine-terracotta-oil-lamp-73-c-b6b4b7cb75</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]726894[/ATTACH]</p><p>various offered on ebay by Laveli331 search:</p><p>Biblical Oil lamp Holy Land Antique Roman Clay Pottery terracotta 7 Nozzles</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ff0000">Edited to add that these two vessels are not authentic. Thanks [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] for causing me to come back and add this clarifying statement. </span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaCointessa, post: 2965828, member: 87186"]I also was going for oil lamp [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER] and I know from having a very mysterious Egyptian made pitcher that one can not always figure out how Egyptian vessels work. Here are some photographs of oil lamps with multiple holes, although, admittedly, these do not have holes lined up in a row extending out from the source of the oil. Edited to add: There is no doubt in my mind that an Egyptian could have figured out how to make a lamp like this with some pressure system to push oil (or sufficient fumes?) up and out to keep fire lit even at holes farthest away from oil source. [ATTACH=full]726893[/ATTACH] [url]http://www.invaluable.co.uk/auction-lot/a-rare-byzantine-terracotta-oil-lamp-73-c-b6b4b7cb75[/url] [ATTACH=full]726894[/ATTACH] various offered on ebay by Laveli331 search: Biblical Oil lamp Holy Land Antique Roman Clay Pottery terracotta 7 Nozzles [COLOR=#ff0000]Edited to add that these two vessels are not authentic. Thanks [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] for causing me to come back and add this clarifying statement. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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