Herodian - Handmade Armenian Ceramic - Light Blue Flowers - Oil LAMP - Decorative Lamp + Certificate of Authenticity Hanukkah-Judaica/Christian Gift

Dimensions: 2 inches tall, 3 inches wide. Small, but easily picked up and moved from place to place.Holds 1/3 cup (about 75 ml.) of vegetable oil. I recommend a little less than this, if you plan to move it and don't want spills. You can use butter, shortening, lard or grease, but it may be harder to light and keep lit. This may not seem like a lot of fuel, but I had mine lit for 3 hours last night (plum full) and feel I could do this again for 3 or 4 more nights without filling it again. It will burn for hours! Wicks: The wicks it comes with (2 of them) are wax coated and stiff. I limbered them up a bit by working small sections between the pointer finger and thumbs of both my hands. This will help them lay in the bowl and adjusting the flame easier. Once these wicks are used up, I plan to convert to a cotton ball wick. I use jumbo size cotton balls. I unravel them (mine are rolled up like tape into a ball) by poking my finger in the side, then breaking them up. You're left with a flat ribbon of cotton about an inch wide. You can roll this ribbon up into a string and it would work, but I like to double it's thickness by folding it in half length-wise, then making primitive cordage out of it (see You Tube videos on how to make primitive cordage). Doing this will make for a fluffy cotton cord, that will fit in the hole with just enough snugness to keep the wick from falling down into the oil. Once the cord/wick is made, I cut it into 6 inch (15 cm) lengths for use as wicks. Lighting the wick: On new wicks, I like to dip the lighted end in wax to help with the first lighting. Thinner wicks will light easier, but thicker ones stay in place/setting, especially when transported from place to place. Start with the wick 3/4 inch (1 cm) above the hole until it's lit and been burning a few minutes, then adjust the wick up or down with a pair of tweezers or pick until the light is about the same as a regular candle and not smoking. After the first lighting is snuffed out and before the next lighting, I trim the wick with a pair of scissors just enough to even out the wick's end, but not cutting off all the "charred" area. This charred area will help start then next lighting. I also flatten out the wick's lighted end with my fingers to make it a bit thinner. This does two things; It slightly dries out the oil at the tip, which means you have less oil to heat up and start to burn and thinner wicks light easier, because there is less exposed mass to heat up. Because vegetable oil does not light as easily as kerosene or paraffin, you will have to hold a flame to the wick a bit longer (maybe a 1 or 2 minutes) to get it lit. I would recommend using a BBQ lighter or a candle (use the wax to help it start) to help with this process. I would not recommend a BIC type lighter as they will get very hot if lit for long periods of time, risking melt down, fire or even explosion in your hand! You may get a tiny blue flame when the wick first "catches", but don't let it go out, just hold your lighting torch there until the wick has a stronger yellow flame. Even if the entire wick isn't lit, that flame will eventually travel across the wick, lighting it entirely. After it's been going strong for a couple minutes, you can use your tweezers/pick to adjust the flame for brightness and no smoke. Safety Concerns: Even though I didn't notice any leaks, there is always the possibility of a crack in ceramics/clay. You can put a saucer or plate under it for insurance. Never leave it unattended, especially if you have pets or small children who might knock it off a table or other platform. You certainly don't want the Fire Department's aid. Also, this lamp will get a bit warm to the touch, especially around the spout/wick area. While this means the lamp can be used with butter/grease type fuels (like a betty or diya lamp), it can burn fingers too. The bowl doesn't get so hot to be a problem, but I'd use the handle to move it when lit (and keep it level or you will have a mess). In closing, I love the candle like glow it gives my living room with the electric lights off. It's my time to relax and enjoy the evening. I can see this lamp being used for parties, meditation, prayer and many other such activities. I am thoroughly enjoying both of my lamps and I think you will too...

The wick didn't work for me so I ordered 100% 1/4 inch cotton wicks. These wicks did not perform to my hopes. I was looking for a lamp to burn olive oil mixed with the herbs from my garden. I am still on the journey to find an olive oil burning lamp that will meet my goals. The lamp I received is very nice and maybe I need to use my intellect more to figure out how to use it correctly. The size of the lamp is great. I use expensive first pressed olive oil and the small size is exactly what I wanted. I just need to know how to use this lamp correctly.

I love this lamp! It makes a great light to read the Bible by. I haven't used the waxed wick that came with it. I had a spool of 1/4" cotton rope on hand, so I used that as a wick. I have burned olive oil and avocado oil in it. Both burn great, but the avocado oil seems to have a more noticeable smell than the olive oil when I extinguish the lamp. It's not bad, just more noticeable. Remember to put the lamp on some type of plate for drips. I'm using a cheap candle plate from the dollar store. If cared for, this little lamp should last a long time. I would recommend using a barbecue lighter or a longer match to light it. It takes a few seconds for it to light, and those small kitchen matches burn up too quickly. God bless!

I was very pleased with my purchase. They were smaller than I thought they would be, which made them all the more adorable to me! When I saw them I was happy that I had ordered them. My only complaint would be that one of them had gotten broken during shipping. The handle portion had broke. I super glued it together the best I could, but it was disappointing that it had gotten broken during delivery. Maybe I would suggest either putting a protective wrap around the handle part of it? or notating that the objects are fragile on the outside of the shipping package? But I definitely would buy other items in the future!! I think they are beautiful!!

Bought it as a Hanukkah gift for a dear friend. I love unpainted clay oil lamps best, but read reviews warning that their porous clay leaks. I figured since these are painted/ glazed-- problem solved! Just so future buyers know: the painted glazing stops on the sides; the bottom is not glazed so it WILL leak oil. The next issue is not a biggie, but mine came with only 1 wick, not 2 as stated. It is not carefully painted. Mine had random paint spatters and other smudges. For the price charged here, it's sad and surprising. My friend still loved it.

Looked like a second. Chipped sharp handle. Disappointed.

the lamp is great, but smaller than I expected it to be- it fits in the palm of my hand and I'm a short adult who isn't even 5'4" (for reference, the pastel pink candle in the photo is roughly 4 inches long)there are two thin waxed wicks that come with the lamp to start you off, but they're not ideal- it's better to use cotton wicks soaked in oil (I use the wicks for diya lamps myself)works great with olive oil, haven't tried other fuels but I bet they also work great too-the lamp has a tendency to draw up the oil through the wick and leak some so it is important to clean the outside of build up every so often; also, for fire safety please put the lamp on top of a heat-proof item to preserve the surfaces the lamp rests onI recommend either a nice fireproof small plate or a little trivet

A very beautiful and high quality Armenian oil lamp. The best!