BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH INSCRIPTION Ca. AD 400 - 600. A mould-made pottery oil lamp with a drop-shaped body on a double ring base. The central filling hole is encircled by a set of three ridges and framed by a continuous band of incised Greek inscription along the shoulder. A seven-branched menorah is depicted in raised relief on the nozzle. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1913,1014.3. Size: 100mm x 70mm; Weight: 80g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the US art market; Ex. Collection of James Wolfensohn, NYC., acquired from Perspective Ltd., Jean-Michel Gozlan, King David Street, Jerusalem, Israel, 1990s.