A family found a 1,500-year-old candlestick in the Modi'in hills (Photo: Yuli Schwartz, Antiquities Authority)
The beautiful face of Israel:
The members of the Lavi family from the settlement of Zur Yitzhak, who were walking in the southern hills of Modi'in last Saturday, suddenly noticed a small face, made of clay, "looking" at them from the ground.
Doron, the father of the family, contacted the Antiquities Authority, and Issy Kornfeld, an archaeologist from the Antiquities Authority, came to collect the 'photogenic' find.
An examination of the object by Dr. Itamar Taksel, head of the ceramic specialties branch at the Antiquities Authority, revealed that it is a decorative end of a candle handle from the Byzantine period - the 6th - 7th century AD. Candles with a model
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Decorative edge of a candle handle from the Byzantine period.
The item found by the family (photo: Israel Antiquities Authority, Yuli Schwartz)
Kornfeld: "Not every candle had a handle, certainly not a designed one" (Photo: Israel Antiquities Authority, Yuli Schwartz)
"This is not a rare find, but the item is definitely handsome"
According to Kornfeld, "Although this is not a rare find, the item is certainly handsome. The clay candles were used for lighting, and were a typical find for those periods, but not every candle had a handle, certainly not a designed one. The candle that the handle belonged to was used for the functional function of a light, and also as an ornamental object ".
"We thank the Lavi family, who demonstrated good citizenship and handed over the beautiful item to the state's treasures," said Eli Escozido, director of the Antiquities Authority.
"The rains of Storm Barbara that melted into the ground with great force brought ancient finds to the surface. We call on the public to be alert, and if they come across an ancient find, to leave the find in its place and call the Antiquities Authority, to come to the area. The exact context in which the object was found provides valuable information for research."
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Archaeologist Issy Kornfeld with the candle handle that was uncovered in the Modi'in Hills (photo: Israel Antiquities Authority, Yuli Schwartz)
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The Levi family that found the candle handle (photo: Israel Antiquities Authority, courtesy of the family)
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