Greek and Hellenistic Wheel- and Mould-Made Closed Oil Lamps in the Holy Land (BAR International)

Varda Sussman catalogues Greek and Hellenistic closed pottery oil lamps from the collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority, bringing together material recovered from excavations across the Holy Land. The study ranges from Archaic and Classical lamps associated with eastern and mainland Greece through the Hellenistic forms produced and used after Alexander’s conquest of the region, continuing into the period around the Roman takeover.

The catalogue contains 371 entries and is organised as a specialist archaeological reference, with attention to manufacture, form, chronology and provenance. By tracing changes in lamp types across several centuries, Sussman provides evidence for trade, cultural interaction and changing material practices in the eastern Mediterranean. This BAR International Series volume is primarily intended for archaeologists and advanced readers working on ceramics, Hellenistic material culture or the archaeology of the southern Levant.