Varda Sussman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6473132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Varda Sussman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Varda |
| FAMILY NAME | Sussman |
| SIGNATURE | SUSSMAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Enigmatic Role of the “Channel” along the “Nozzle” of Ancient Oil Lamps
This article addresses the old question regarding the role of the central “channel” that appears beneath the wick hole of oil lamps. The author maintains that it replaced the projecting nozzle of the earliest mold- or wheel-made lamp types and became common when the lamps lost the projection and assumed the pearand almond-shapes. The “channel” was felt to be missing when the lamp’s emphasis on the connection of light to a divine entity gained a m…
Horbat Rimmon
The assemblages in the caves included pottery vessels, mainly oil lamps, a few juglets and a cooking pot, as well as glass vessels (Gorin-Rosen, this volume) and several metal artifacts.The most significant and rich assemblage was in Cave 3, which was not looted like the other caves and contained a varied number of items. 1 One important aspect of this study concerns the great diversity of oil lamps, which indicates extensive economical and cultu…
Note on ‘Saucer’-, ‘Beehive’-, or ‘Dome’-shaped Lamps (Second Part of Islamic Period, 9th-15th Centuries CE)
Besides having a functional purpose as a source of light, oil lamps, from their inception, were highly regarded and endowed with cultural and spiritual powers, following the suggestion that the closed lamp was adorned as a “House of Light” since the Classical (Hellenistic) period, inspired by architectural elements such as the column, whose height reached the sky and whose massiveness supported a heavy structure such as the Temple. I propose rena…
A Hellenistic/Early Roman Shipwreck Assemblage off Ashkelon, Israel
Underwater surveys at Ashkelon during 1998 exposed a Hellenistic/Roman shipwreck. The ship, c.15–25 m long, sank in the 1st or 2nd century BC, and its remains include iron anchors, lead sheathing, copper nails, assorted metal artefacts, and shipwright's unused nails. Bronze vessels found—oil-lamp, shovel and ladles—could have functioned in cult rites. Weights and balance-scale parts demonstrate commercial activity. Fishing-net sinkers indicate in…
Sheikh Ali 1959 — The Section in Area C
The Samaritan Oil Lamps from Apollonia-Arsuf
The Samaritan Oil Lamps from Apollonia-Arsuf
A Relief of a Bull from the Early Bronze Age
The Samaritan Oil Lamps from Apollonia-Arsuf
A Hellenistic/Early Roman Shipwreck Assemblage off Ashkelon, Israel
Underwater surveys at Ashkelon during 1998 exposed a Hellenistic/Roman shipwreck. The ship, c.15–25 m long, sank in the 1st or 2nd century BC, and its remains include iron anchors, lead sheathing, copper nails, assorted metal artefacts, and shipwright's unused nails. Bronze vessels found—oil-lamp, shovel and ladles—could have functioned in cult rites. Weights and balance-scale parts demonstrate commercial activity. Fishing-net sinkers indicate in…
The Samaritan Oil Lamps from Apollonia-Arsuf
A Relief of a Bull from the Early Bronze Age
The Samaritan Oil Lamps from Apollonia-Arsuf
The Samaritan Oil Lamps from Apollonia-Arsuf
Sheikh Ali 1959 — The Section in Area C
A Hellenistic/Early Roman Shipwreck Assemblage off Ashkelon, Israel
Underwater surveys at Ashkelon during 1998 exposed a Hellenistic/Roman shipwreck. The ship, c.15–25 m long, sank in the 1st or 2nd century BC, and its remains include iron anchors, lead sheathing, copper nails, assorted metal artefacts, and shipwright's unused nails. Bronze vessels found—oil-lamp, shovel and ladles—could have functioned in cult rites. Weights and balance-scale parts demonstrate commercial activity. Fishing-net sinkers indicate in…
Note on ‘Saucer’-, ‘Beehive’-, or ‘Dome’-shaped Lamps (Second Part of Islamic Period, 9th-15th Centuries CE)
Besides having a functional purpose as a source of light, oil lamps, from their inception, were highly regarded and endowed with cultural and spiritual powers, following the suggestion that the closed lamp was adorned as a “House of Light” since the Classical (Hellenistic) period, inspired by architectural elements such as the column, whose height reached the sky and whose massiveness supported a heavy structure such as the Temple. I propose rena…
The Enigmatic Role of the “Channel” along the “Nozzle” of Ancient Oil Lamps
This article addresses the old question regarding the role of the central “channel” that appears beneath the wick hole of oil lamps. The author maintains that it replaced the projecting nozzle of the earliest mold- or wheel-made lamp types and became common when the lamps lost the projection and assumed the pearand almond-shapes. The “channel” was felt to be missing when the lamp’s emphasis on the connection of light to a divine entity gained a m…
Horbat Rimmon
The assemblages in the caves included pottery vessels, mainly oil lamps, a few juglets and a cooking pot, as well as glass vessels (Gorin-Rosen, this volume) and several metal artifacts.The most significant and rich assemblage was in Cave 3, which was not looted like the other caves and contained a varied number of items. 1 One important aspect of this study concerns the great diversity of oil lamps, which indicates extensive economical and cultu…
Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (4 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (3 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · History (3 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · History (2 works)