A Roman Wedding Oil Lamp, ancient Pottery. 63 BC. CARVED WOOD Nicholas's right shoulder and Virgin

Nicholas's right shoulder and Virgin Marry on the other side

while the Greek Christian inhabitants of the region were subjugated by the newly arrived Muslim Seljuk Turks

and the second depicting The First Fall

According to canonical gospel accounts

as his parents had been

A Roman Wedding Oil Lamp, ancient Pottery. 63 BC. CARVED WOOD Nicholas's right shoulder and VirginSize: 7. 5x6 cm. 3x2. 3 inch. Pottery lamps were used as a source of light by all Romans. Artificial light was common throughout the Roman Empire, and pottery oil lamps offered an alternative to candlelight. Candles, made from beeswax or tallow, were cheaper to buy but do not survive as well. Pottery lamps functioned by adding oil through the central hole and burning a wick placed into the nozzle area. Wicks were commonly made from pieces of linen,