IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This open oil-wick lamp was ...

Do you know what wick trimmers are? Probably your great-grandmother had one or more pairs of them and used them daily. They are a kind of special scissors whose purpose is to trim the wicks on candles ...

Small oil lamp wick from 1,500 years ago found in ancient desert town A unique lamp wick dating to the Byzantine period has been uncovered, according to the Antiquities Authority on Monday, the final ...

The rare oil lamp, shaped like a grotesque face, was formed from bronze and still includes the original wick made of flax. Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said it is estimated to be from the 1st ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This oil-wick lamp is a patent model constructed by John Fleming of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania that received patent ...

Israeli archaeologists discovered rare preserved lamp wicks believed to be some 4,000 years old during excavations for a new neighborhood in Yehud, in central Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...