It is shaped like a shoe with a handle in the rear, the add fuel hole in the middle and the wick in the front.
Why did they have this long shape? Like the one Aladdin rubbed.
Why did ancient lamps have that shape?
Aug 28, 2015
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I've always guessed that it was to keep the flame at a distance from the pool of oil in the filler hole, so it wouldn't ignite the whole pool.
But that's just a guess.
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