Review of Sussman, Late Roman to Late Byzantine/Early Islamic Period Lamps in the Holy Land

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Varda Sussman, Late Roman to Late Byzantine/Early Islamic Period Lamps in the Holy Land: The Collection of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Oxford: Archaeopress, 2016. Pp. iv, 635. ISBN 9781784915704. £65.00. Reviewed by Daniel Schindler, Elon University (dschindler3@elon.edu).

This book has much to offer as a reference to the oil lamps of the Late Roman and Byzantine periods and for developing research questions with regard to regionalism and small finds. Sussman has produced a volume that will be a basis for further research; it is an indispensable addition for scholars studying the material culture of the Late Roman, Byzantine, and Early Islamic periods in ancient Palestine as there is no other oil lamp catalogue for these periods that is as comprehensive.

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