This collection is a small but compelling collection of pottery and other artifacts, acquired in Israel in the 1970's by Dr. Charles F. McCook, head of the Department of Religion at LaGrange College. The focus of the collection is the terra cotta lamps and Dr. McCook's purchase of this pottery was to demonstrate their evolution during each archeological time period and how each contributed to the dating of the site where the artifact was found. The earliest type of lamp found was a simple bowl made during the Canaanite Period and which eventually evolved during the Byzantine period to include a nozzle or spout for the wick as well as surface decoration, some of it with Christian iconography.
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