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Ancient Pottery
Judaean Kingdom, Hasmonean Dynasty (Maccabees), Hellenistic Style Local Lamp, c. 200 - 30 B.C.

|Oil| |Lamps|, |Judaean| |Kingdom,| |Hasmonean| |Dynasty| |(Maccabees),| |Hellenistic| |Style| |Local| |Lamp,| |c.| |200| |-| |30| |B.C.|
Most Palestinian lamps of the second and first centuries B.C. were of local workmanship and style. Some lamps, such as this type, "show general pan-Hellenistic features, but their origin is beyond doubt because of provenance, comparative material and fabric." -- Rosenthal, R. & R. Sivan in Ancient Lamps in the Schloessinger Collection.
AL78087. Judaea, Hellenistic Style Local Lamp; cf. Qedem 8 322; Sellers 1933 p. 51, fig. 42; Revel Collection 48, Choice condition, tiny chips in rim, soot on nozzle, 7.9cm (3 1/8") long, 5.2cm (2") wide, 3.4cm (1 3/8") high, c. 200 - 30 B.C.; pink-orange clay, cream slip, round body with rounded sides, high tapering rim on filling hole, elongated nozzle, low string-cut disk base; ex Mera Antiq (Yossi Eilon, Tel Aviv, 22 Jul 2009), found in Israel; $240.00 SALE PRICE $216.00
 


Late Roman - Byzantine, Holyland (Syria Palaestina), Miniature "Candlestick" Oil Lamp, c. 350 - 500 A.D.

|Oil| |Lamps|, |Late| |Roman| |-| |Byzantine,| |Holyland| |(Syria| |Palaestina),| |Miniature| |"Candlestick"| |Oil| |Lamp,| |c.| |350| |-| |500| |A.D.|
The pattern on the nozzle, branches issuing from a central ridge, is often called a "candlestick," meaning it is a representation of the menorah. Some authorities believe it is a palm branch and it is sometimes indecisively called a a palm-menorah. The strongest evidence that the palm-menorah actually is a menorah is a variation of this lamp with a cross on the nozzle. This suggests that Jews and Christians used the same type of lamp, differentiated only by their respective religious symbol, a phenomenon also encountered on North African Red-Slip Lamps. The type is found across Israel but most commonly in Jerusalem and within 50 kilometers of Jerusalem. See our |Candlestick |Lamps page in NumisWiki. This is the smallest example of this type known to FORVM.
AL78095. Miniature "Candlestick" Oil Lamp; Adler type BYZ.1; Alder 905 (7.4cm); Qedem 8 477 (8cm); Sussman Late 1553 (7.7cm), Choice, complete and intact, mild wear, 6.6cm (2 5/8") long, 4.5cm (1 3/4") wide, 2.2cm (7/8") high, c. 350 - 500 A.D.; grey-buff light clay, chalk inclusions, tear drop shape from above, no handle, double rim around filling hole, decorative radiating pattern around shoulder continues on the nozzle with six branches from a central ridge (palm-menorah), ring base; $240.00 SALE PRICE $216.00
 


Byzantine, Palaestina Secunda, Imitative Beit Natif Lamp, 5th - 6th Century A.D.

|Oil| |Lamps|, |Byzantine,| |Palaestina| |Secunda,| |Imitative| |Beit| |Natif| |Lamp,| |5th| |-| |6th| |Century| |A.D.|
Sussman and Adler identify the type as a northern imitation of Beit Natif lamps. Sussman calls this handle type, which was not used at Beit Natif, "wing-shaped."
AL78101. Imitative Beit Natif Lamp; Adler type BN.6, cf. 952; Sussman Late p. 50, fig. 33, near Choice, handle broken otherwise complete and intact, attractive, 8.8cm (3 1/2") long, 5.5cm (2 1/8") wide, 2.9cm (1 1/8") high, 5th - 6th century A.D.; reverse Bet Shean, Byzantine Palaestina Secunda, Imitative Beit Natif Lamp, 5th - 6th Century A.D.; mold made, buff-gray clay, red-orange slip, elongated shape, large bow rim nozzle decorated with an ornate basket or amphora and small dotted annulets around, high rim around large filling hole, herringbone wreath around shoulders, large rectangular handle rising diagonally ornamented with a palmette, low ring base; $225.00 SALE PRICE $203.00
 


Byzantine, Palaestina Secunda, Bet Shean Lamp, 5th Century A.D.

|Oil| |Lamps|, |Byzantine,| |Palaestina| |Secunda,| |Bet| |Shean| |Lamp,| |5th| |Century| |A.D.|
Bet Shean, in the Beit She'an Valley in northern Israel, is about 120 m (394 feet) below sea level. It is one of the oldest cities in the region. During the Hellenistic period, it was named Scythopolis. Under Rome it held imperial free status and was the leading city of the Decapolis. In the Byzantine period, Bet Shean was primarily Christian, as attested to by the large number of churches, but evidence of Jewish habitation and a Samaritan synagogue indicate established minority communities. The pagan temple in the city center was destroyed, but the nymphaeum and baths were restored, and walls were built. In 409 it became the capital of Palaestina Secunda. After the Arab conquest and following a series of devastating earthquakes (most notably in 749), the city lost its prominence, and became a medium-sized country town. See our Bet Shean |Lamps page in NumisWiki.
AL93910. Bet Shean Lamp; cf. Adler type S.5, 823; Qedem 4, Hadad type 19, group 1, 127; Sussman Late 3158, Choice, earthen encrustation, soot on nozzle, 9.0 cm (3 1/2") long, 5th century A.D.; mold made, pinkish-brown clay, piriform biconvex shape, handle rising diagonally, crowded ornamentation that leaves no space empty: ring around filling hole, framed row pellets around filling hole and framing nozzle and flanking handle, herringbone on shoulder, rectangular geometric pattern on nozzle, lines on handle; $140.00 SALE PRICE $126.00
 


Late Roman - Byzantine, Syria-Palestina, Beit Nattif Imitative Ovoid Lamp, c. 270 - 500 A.D.

|Oil| |Lamps|, |Late| |Roman| |-| |Byzantine,| |Syria-Palestina,| |Beit| |Nattif| |Imitative| |Ovoid| |Lamp,| |c.| |270| |-| |500| |A.D.|
The size and form of this lamp is similar to the Beit Nattif ovoid lamp type, but differs in decorative details. Beit Nattif Lamps are named after the site in the Judean Foothills in south-central Israel where a workshop for the type was found. The type was, however, imitated throughout Israel. This lamp is not a very close to match to any of the many examples published in our references. We believe it is an imitative made by a small workshop somewhere other than Beit Nattif that produced for local use. Beit Nattif| Lamps| page in NumisWiki.
AL93882. Beit Natif Imitative Ovoid Lamp, Adler 4.3, BN.1, 482 (decorations differ); Sussman Late LR2, 1162 (same), Choice, complete and intact, encrustations; 7.5 cm (3") long, c. 270 - 500 A.D.; mold made, buff-gray clay, traces of a brown slip(?), biconvex piriform shape, large filling hole with double rim, arches patterns on shoulder, tab handle ornamented with lines, slightly pinched nozzle with round tip, ring base; $100.00 SALE PRICE $90.00
 


Greek, Campania, South Italy, Blackware Olpe (Juglet), 4th - 3rd Century B.C.

|Magna| |Graecia|, |Greek,| |Campania,| |South| |Italy,| |Blackware| |Olpe| |(Juglet),| |4th| |-| |3rd| |Century| |B.C.|
 
AL59769. Greek, Campania, blackware glaze olpe, c. 4th century B.C., 3 x 4", attractive form, single strap handle, broad flaired mouth, dullish black glaze, small nicks, light deposits; from a New Jersey collection; SOLD


Greek, Apulia, Southern Italy, Calene Ware Guttos with Zeus or Herakles, c. 350 - 280 B.C.

|Magna| |Graecia|, |Greek,| |Apulia,| |Southern| |Italy,| |Calene| |Ware| |Guttos| |with| |Zeus| |or| |Herakles,| |c.| |350| |-| |280| |B.C.|
From a New Jersey collection. A small honest restoration that could be touched up with a little matching paint if desired.
AE61817. Greek, black glazed lamp filler; cf. ROM Black Glaze Ware 86 - 88; 4.5 inches; black glaze on fine orange clay, c. 350 - 280 B.C.; broad low rounded body, fluted belly, loop handle on shoulder, long near vertical spout with broad flat grooved rim, a facing head of Zeus or Hercules on the discus; chip and small restored area on rim, otherwise intact; SOLD


Indus Valley, Bichrome Figural Pot, c. 3rd Millennium B.C.

|Central| |Asian| |Antiquities|, |Indus| |Valley,| |Bichrome| |Figural| |Pot,| |c.| |3rd| |Millennium| |B.C.|
The Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization (3300-1300 BC; mature period 2600-1900 BC) was located in what is now Pakistan and northwest India. It was one of the world's earliest urban civilizations, along with its contemporaries, Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. At its peak, the Indus Civilization may have had a population of well over five million. Inhabitants developed new techniques in handicrafts (carnelian products, seal carving) and metallurgy (copper, bronze, lead, and tin). The civilization is noted for its cities built of brick, with roadside drainage systems and multistoried houses.
AB59761. Indus Valley, bichrome figural pot, c. 3rd millennium B.C.; 2.5 x 2.5 inches, painted with a register of numerous small ibex within linear bands, some lime deposits (attesting authenticity); from a New Jersey collection; SOLD


Narino, Columbia, Capuli Complex, Sea Shell Shaped Potter Ocarina (Flute), 850 - 1500 A.D.

|Pre-Columbian| |Antiquities|, |Narino,| |Columbia,| |Capuli| |Complex,| |Sea| |Shell| |Shaped| |Potter| |Ocarina| |(Flute),| |850| |-| |1500| |A.D.|
An ocarina is a wind instrument in the category of vessel flutes.
AE61810. Pottery ocarina, 3.7 inches, Choice, in the form of a sea shell with incised dot and cross designs on a highly burnished gray surface; SOLD


Central Europe, Bronze - Iron Age Pottery Bowl, 3rd - 1st Millennium B.C.

|Early| |European| |Antiquities|, |Central| |Europe,| |Bronze| |-| |Iron| |Age| |Pottery| |Bowl,| |3rd| |-| |1st| |Millennium| |B.C.|
AB59756. Central Europe, Iron Age pottery bowl, 3rd - 1st millennium B.C.; 1.75 x 4 inches, from a New Jersey collection; SOLD




  



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REFERENCES

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The list above excludes references for oil lamps. References for oil lamps are listed on the shop's lamps page.

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