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By: i24NEWS - May 5, 2021
Israeli archaeologists have discovered a rare oil lamp in the City of David in Jerusalem dating back some 2,000 years ago after the destruction of the Second Temple.
Researchers with the Israel Antiquities Authority (AAI) said in a statement Wednesday that they believe the bronze lamp, shaped like a face cut in half, was likely used as a "foundation deposit" or ritual burial offering to bring good fortune to building structures and their Roman occupants.
It is estimated to date from the end of the 1st century AD.
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