Kerosene lamps provide ambience from an earlier century. They serve as a light source safer and more powerful than an open candlestick. In the past, they were used on trains and horse-drawn carriages.

A man holds up decorative oil lamps at a shop ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Amritsar, India on November 6, 2012. (NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images) Want to see your images in our ...

Dr. Mostafa Pourali stated that these artifacts were discovered in 2012 during archaeological test excavations to determine the boundaries of historical sites. The excavation, led by Behrouz Hamrang, ...