Oil lamps - Egypt and North Africa - Recent acquisitions - Photo gallery
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Large islamic oillamp with tri-dentDekorierter Kanal zwischen Füll- und Brennloch. Mit Herstellerstempel in Form eines Dreizacks.
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Hellenistic oil lamp with round bodyUm Einfüllloch hohes senkrechtes Band. Lang herausgezogene Schnauze. Auf Drehscheibe gefertigt.
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Transjordan oil lampHellroter Ton. Schräg stehender Zapfengriff, darauf drei Furchen. Auf der Schulter radiales Strichdekor. Perfekt erhalten.
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Transjordan oil lampHellroter Ton. Auf der Schulter radiales Strichdekor. Schnauze mit erhabenen Dreiecken dekoriert. Perfekt erhalten. Mit Rußspuren.
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Hellenistic oil lamp with circular bodyUm Einfüllloch hohes senkrechtes Band. Lang herausgezogene Schnauze. Auf Drehscheibe gefertigt.
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Late Samaritan oil lampZwischen Füll- und Brennloch leicht eingetiefter Kanal. Mit Tannenzweig - und Liniendekor.
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Late Roman oil lamp from South Israel with maker's stampLeicht herausgezogene Schnauze, radiales Liniendekor auf Schulter. Exzellente Erhaltung, Rußspuren.
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Late Roman discus type oil lampInteressantes, museal erhaltenes Stück. Bei Herstellung an einer Seite eingekniffen. Mit starker Sandpatina.
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Roman oil lamp showing cockVollständig erhalten, mit Spuren eines dunkelroten Überzugs. Sehr schöner Zustand mit gut erkennbarem Motiv. Römische Kaiserzeit.
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Museale römische Öllampe - Kampf des Herkules mit dem Kretischen StierFund aus Tunesien, Nähe der Ortschaft El-Djem. 3. Jh. n. Chr. Aus der deutschen Generationensammlung Machat. Museal erhaltenes Stück.
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Römische Öllampe mit hellenistischen MerkmalenAuf Schulter filigran ausgeführter Blattkranz. Henkel mit Rippendekor verziert. Exzellent erhalten, nicht restauriert. Mit starken Rußspuren und leichter Sandpatina.
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Gladiatorenlampe aus der römischen Kaiserzeit - Fund aus DeutschlandMuseales Stück. Erhabenes Spiegeldekor mit feinen Details, tiefer, gut lesbarer Stempel. Fund aus Region der Limeskastelle Pförring, Eining, Pfünz, Kösching und Weißenburg.
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Islamic oil lampImpressive large speciman, shoulder decorated with dots and rims.
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Roman oil lamp with standing goddessGoddess dressed in long robe, holding cornucopia. From old German collection
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Perfectly preseved imperial roman oil lamp with dogExtraordinary fine and detailed dog depiction. From old German collection
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Roman oil lamp showing Victoria in bigaA lamp with an identical motive is on exhibition in the NATIONAL WARSAW MUSEUM. Probably found in Trier in 1913
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Roman oil lamp from FETVS workshopFrom a very old German collection. Probably manufactured in North Africa.
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Massive Roman oil lamp - found in Lopodunum, GermanyNicely preserved piece from the earliest Roman settlement phase
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North African oil lamp - very rare typeDark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.
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North African oil lamp with floral motifDark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.
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Greek Attic oil lamp6th - 5th century BC, nicely preserved example of a very early oil lamp used in ancient Europe.
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Roman oil lamp from FORTIS workshopRather rare type with large discus handle. From the very old German collection Becker.
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Roman imperial oil lamp with HermesFrom the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
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Roman oil lamp found in the 1890s in CologneFound in the Mauritiussteinweg street during construction works. Since 1890s in the private Cologne collection O.
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Massive roman oil lampMade in North Africa in the late 3rd century AD. From an old collection
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Roman oil lamp decorated with dotsNicely preserved piece with heart-shaped nozzle.
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Roman oil lamp with heart-shaped nozzleNicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.
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Roman oil lamp with heart-shaped nozzleNicely preserved oil lamp from the Roman Imperial era.
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Roman oil lamp showing Sol-HeliosInteresting transition type to the so-called North African oil lamps. Nicely preserved, unusual piece.
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Roman oil lamp with head of a Taurus as handleRare type with plastic handle and large cross on base.
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Egyptian frog lamp from very old German collectionThe frog lamps developed in Egypt close to Abydos. For the Egyptians, the frog symbolized birth and resurrection, this symbolism was also adapted by the early Christians. From the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
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Impressive Roman imperial bronze oil lampBeautiful patina, very well preserved. With large leaf-shaped handle. Dating to 1st - 2nd century AD.
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Roman oil lamp fragment with erotic scene, ex Christie's New YorkRare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection.
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Oil lamp mirror with erotic scene, piece from same workshop exhibited in Getty Museum in LARare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
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Roman oil lamp with personification of AfricaProduced in the workshop of Marcus Novius Iustus between 120 and 180 A.D. The province Africa is shown as a woman with exposed breast wearing a Pharaonic headdress between elephant tusks. From an old German collection, acquired before 1979 at Galerie fuer antike Kunst Karl Heinz Zuehlsdorf, Cologne.
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