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ZEV RADOVAN / BIBLELANDPICTURES

ACCENT LIGHTING. Small portable lamps were common in ancient synagogues. Ceramic lamps were especially popular for their affordability. Pricier kinds were cast in metal. Either type could combine practicality with style, as they typically featured the Temple menorah and other ritual implements. A shofar (ram’s horn) and incense shovel appear alongside a menorah on the ceramic lamp pictured here.