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1,700-year-old oil lamp found in Jerusalem shows a rare Jewish menorah, even though the Romans tried to suppress the religion
By the time this oil lamp was crafted in the third century ... procedure that allowed refined designs and intricate decorations. Such clay lamps depicting the Temple menorah were exceedingly ...
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'Exquisite' 1,700-year-old lamp bearing Temple symbols discovered in Jerusalem
“Oil lamps with menorah decorations are exceedingly rare, and only a few similar Beit Nattif-type lamps can be found in the National Treasures archive,” he said. “The choice of symbols on ...
A beacon of life for tradition
KUCHING: Since 1992, villager Mahli Udin has been decorating his house at Kampung No.5 in Satok here with oil lamps and ...
Festive glow: Sarawak's 'bertuntong' tradition revived ahead of Hari Raya
In Sarawak, the tradition of bertuntong - lighting oil lamps before Hari Raya - has declined with modernisation, but revival ...