Search results for: 'lamps'

Early posthumous issue. The reverse shows Zeus Aetophoros anthroned, mouse in field.

Almost extremely fine, the head of Herakles in beautifully high relief. From an old German private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

Runder Körper, lang herausgezogene Schnauze. S-förmig dekorierter Ansatz. Schulter mit tiefem Riefendekor. Exzellente Erhaltung.

Almost perfectly preserved, undamaged, only minor surface wear. Nice sand patina.

From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.

Auf Schulter filigran ausgeführter Blattkranz. Henkel mit Rippendekor verziert. Exzellent erhalten, nicht restauriert. Mit starken Rußspuren und leichter Sandpatina.

Museal erhaltenes, sehr interessantes und seltenes Stück. Eine der frühesten europäischen Öllampenformen. Mit starken Rußspuren.

Interesting, late type, probably produced after the fall of Carthage in 146 BC.

Massive hellenistic oil lamp, very nicely preserved. From an old Bavarian collection.

6th - 5th century BC, nicely preserved example of a very early oil lamp used in ancient Europe.

Very rare and interesting scene. Nicely preserved piece, 1st century AD.

Human head in high relief on nozzle top, possibly a theater mask. Excellently preserved, from and old German collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s.

Nicely preserved, rare piece decorated with a massive duck figurine. Exported from Israel with permit of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Nice dark green patina.

Possibly used as votive object or in funerary context. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.

A find from the Greek settlement of Gela in Sicily. Great example of local pottery production in the 5th century BC. The askos offered here was extensively researched and described by Prof. Dr. Isler from the University of Zurich.