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LOT 1681
Holy Land Black-Burnished Oil Lamp
LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 7/8 in. (212 grams, 98.6 mm).
Bulbous body with low rim, a short spout and a small ledge handle at the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Yorkshire, UK gentleman, items collected in the Holy Land in the 1960s.
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Neo-Babylonian Chalcedony Stamp Seal with God Nabu
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Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vessel
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Artefacts from Amlash date from the late second millennium B.C. through to the Partho-Sasanian period, with most dated to the 9th and 8th centuries B.C. Zoomorphic drinking or ritual vessels are abundant in Amlash pottery and usually feature depictions of animals common to that region. Such vessels have been recovered across Mesopotamia and Anatolia, and they were known as Bibru. They were produced as ceremonial drinking vessels, dedicated to specific deities, but they might also have served as drinking vessels for the social elite and royal family members.
