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Oil-Lamps from Eretz Israel – The Louis & Carmen Warschaw Collection | Israel Museum, 1988 - An important scholarly catalogue documenting one of the world’s finest collections of ancient pottery oil lamps from the Land of Israel, published by the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, in 1988. Written by Yael Israeli and Uri Avida, with a foreword by Teddy Kollek, the volume presents the celebrated Louis and Carmen Warschaw Collection, one of the most significant private collections of ancient oil lamps ever assembled and later donated to the Israel Museum. The collection comprises approximately 600 lamps, of which 502 examples are fully illustrated and catalogued in this publication.   The catalogue combines detailed academic research with extensive photographic documentation, tracing the evolution of oil lamps in the Land of Israel from the Hellenistic period through the Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic periods. It includes typological studies, manufacturing techniques, decorative motifs, maps, drawings, and comprehensive catalogue entries. Details: * Authors: Yael Israeli & Uri Avida * Foreword by Teddy Kollek * Israel Museum, Jerusalem * 1988 * 206 pages * Softcover * 27 cm * Hundreds of black-and-white photographs, drawings, maps, and catalogue entries * Good condition An essential reference for collectors of ancient oil lamps, Biblical archaeology, Holy Land antiquities, Israel Museum publications, and Near Eastern archaeology.