Editing Oil lamp (section)

=== Bronze Age (3200–1200 BC) ===
Bronze Age lamps were simple wheel-made bowls with a slight pinch on four sides for the wick. Later lamps had only one pinch. These lamps vary in the shape of the rim, the general shape of the bowl and the shape of the base.

====Intermediate Bronze Age (EBIV/MBI)====
A design with four spouts for wicks appeared in the Intermediate Bronze Age (2300-2000 BC). Lamps are made from large bowls with flattened bases for stability, and four equally spaced shallow pinches in the rim for wicks, although some lamps with only a single pinch have also been found. The four-spout design evolved to provide sufficient light when fueled with fish or animal oils, which burn less efficiently than olive oil.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Herriott|first=Conn|editor-last1=Ilan|editor-first1=David|editor-last2=Shapira|editor-first2=Hananel|editor-last3=Feinberg-Vamosh|editor-first3=Miriam|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/305381378|title=Artifacts from the Intermediate Bronze Age Tombs|journal=NGSBA Archaeology|volume=3|date=January 2015|pages=112–120|publisher=[[Hebrew Union College]]|format=PDF}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Douglas |first1=David A. |title=The Development and Demise of the Early Bronze Age Near Eastern Oil lamp, 2300 - 2000 B.C.E. |url=https://sites.google.com/site/earlyoillamps/the-early-bronze-age-iv-oil-lamp |website=Perspective on Ancient Near Eastern Oil Lamps |access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>

====Middle Bronze Age lamps (MB)====
The four-wick oil lamps persist into this period. However, most lamps now have only one wick. Early in this period the pinch is shallow, while later on it becomes more prominent and the mouth protrudes from the lamp's body. The bases are simple and flat. The crude [[potter's wheel]] is introduced, transforming the handmade bowls to a more uniform container. The saucer style evolves into a single spout shape.

====Late Bronze Age lamps (LB)====
A more pronounced, deeper single spout is developed, and it is almost closed on the sides. The shape is evolving to be more triangular, deeper and larger. All lamps are now wheel-made, with simple and usually flat bases.