Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamp textileart this terracotta foot fragment is

this terracotta foot fragment is a valuable piece of West Africa’s early artistic heritage

this robust tool fragment features a drilled socket at one end

Tenochtitlán

often serving as votive offerings

Summer Trentin and Debby Sneed

Holy Land Pottery Oil Lamp textileart this terracotta foot fragment isUmayyad Empire, Early Byzantine Period, c. 600800 AD, Holy Land This charming mold made terracotta oil lamp is a good example of the functional yet artistically significant lighting devices used throughout the Holy Land in antiquity. Featuring a pointed oval body, a prominent conical handle, and a large central filling hole (discus) framed by a pronounced rim, this lamp embodies the transitional artistic styles of the Early Byzantine and Umayyad