Description:

Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE; Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE; Ancient Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A wonderful trio of oil lamps from the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods. From left to right, the Roman lamp is formed from dark red clay and features a flared spout and a relief imagery of grapes and vines along the shoulder. Next, the Hellenistic example is molded from gray pottery with a loop handle, a flared rim encircling the fill hole, and a petaloid motif along the shoulder. Last, the light orange-hue Byzantine lamp presents a slipper-form body with a tapered spout and a sloped shoulder adorned with relief dots, IX monograms, and a cross. Size of largest (Hellenistic): 4.7" L x 2.3" W x 1.8" H (11.9 cm x 5.8 cm x 4.6 cm); of custom stand: 9.5" L x 3.25" W x 5.75" H (24.1 cm x 8.3 cm x 14.6 cm)

Provenance: private Annadale, Virginia, USA collection, acquired in Jerusalem, Israel in the 1980's

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  • Condition: All 3 have some small chips, nicks, and abrasions commensurate with age, as shown. Otherwise, all are intact and excellent with rich earthen deposits and encrustations as well as char marks from previous use.

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