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Classic Ancient Christian Byzantine Oil Lamp 400-600AD
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Pre AD 1000 item# 260267 (stock# 11231067)
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These lamps where used widely in Christian homes during the period of the fifth and sixth centuries AD (Byzantine Influence).
The lamp in the form of a small clay bowl in which oil was burned, was the most common form of
domestic lighting from the very earliest of times. As olive oil was plentiful in Palestine, this form of fuel
was normally used in these lamps. The wick was usually made of flax. Whilst the shapes of lamps vary
from simple bowls to very ornate clay and bronze artworks, this lamp is a quite simple yet exquisite design.
Clay lamps are amongst the most prolific pottery vessels found in the archaeological remains. This lamp with its characteristic stylised Palm Leaves is typical of the oil lamps of the period. Size:90mm x 52 x 30 Weight: 82.6 g
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Canaanite White Steatite Scarab Seal 2000 - 1800 BC
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Pre AD 1000 item# 368532
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The scarab is of typical Canaanite style, a simplified beetle with two horizontal incisions representing the legs, pierced lengthwise for suspension. The base of the scarab is an intricately carved scene…depicting a lion prowling with two other devices. A rarity of the very best artistic style, absolutely stunning in its simplicity, and deftly executed. A masterwork of ancient miniture sculptural art. The scarab is intact and absolutely superb! Much rarer than its Egyptian counterpart, this fabulous Canaanite scarab is a fine example. Size: 18mm x 14mm
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Talisman Ancient Roman Erotica - Phallic Amulet 100 AD
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Pre AD 1000 item# 754475 (stock# y12)
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Superb Very Rare Ancient Roman Erotic Phallus Amulet c100 AD. This is a very well preserved example of this very rare amulet Type. The phallus (or symbolic male genitals) represented masculinity and virility in Ancient Rome. These amulets where worn to ward off evil, increase a soldiers strength in battle and perhaps to titilate a prospective sexual conquest. Many hundreds of different shapes and sizes have been discovered over the last three hundred years. 30mm x 20mm Superb Condition, beautiful patina.
The Phallic ammulet was worn in Ancient Rome to pay homage to a number of different Gods depending upon the wearers desires and background:
Mutinus Mutunus (Greek - Priapus); the Roman God of fertility. Eros; the primordial god of lust, love, and intercourse. Cupid (Latin cupido); the god of erotic love and beauty.
Roman women seeking to bear children invoked these Gods, as well as Roman Men who sought to increase virlity, sexual performance or attraction.
Also in some parts of ancient Rome, people believed that phallic charms and ornaments offered protection against the evil eye.
A phallic charm was called fascinum in Latin, from the verb fascinare (the origin of the English word "to fascinate"), "to cast a spell", such as that of the evil eye.
Belief in the evil eye during antiquity is based on the evidence in ancient sources like Aristophanes, Athenaeus, Plutarch and Heliodorus.
There are also speculations that claim Socrates possessed the evil eye and that his disciples and admirers were fascinated by Socrates' insistently glaring eyes.
His followers were called Blepedaimones, which translates into demon look, not because they were possessors and transmitters of the evil eye, but because they were suspected of being under the hypnotic and dangerous spell of Socrates.
In the Greco-Roman period a scientific explanation of the evil eye was common.
Plutarch explained this scientific explanation explaining that the eyes were the chief, if not sole, source of the deadly rays that were supposed to spring up like poisoned darts from the inner recesses of a person possessing the evil eye.
Plutarch treated the phenomenon of the evil eye as something seemingly inexplicable that is a source of wonder and cause of incredulity.
The belief in the evil eye during antiquity varied from different regions and periods. There were places in which people felt more conscious of the danger of the evil eye.
In the Roman days not only were individual considered to posses the power of the evil eye but whole tribes, especially those of Pontus and Scythia, were believed to be transmitters of the evil eye.
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Extremely Rare Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware Jug Holy Land
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Pre AD 1000 item# 377322
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Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware (also spelt Tell el-Yehudiyah or Tell el-Yahudiyeh, often abbreviated TEY) is a distinctive ceramic ware of the late Middle Bronze Age / Second Intermediate Period. The ware takes its name from its type site at Tell el-Yehudiyeh in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt, and is also found in a large number of Levantine and Cypriot sites. It was first recognised as a distinctive ware by Flinders Petrie during his excavation of the type site.
The ware first appears in strata dating to the MBIIA period, reaching the peak of its popularity in the MBIIB-C periods when it is encountered very frequently in contemporaneous Canaanite and Delta sites. The last vestigial expressions of this ware die out during the LBI period.
Fabric and technique: The clay used in Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware is normally grey or light-brown in colour, with numerous gritty inclusions.
Decoration: Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware is characterised by its distinctive mode of decoration, applied after slipping and burnishing, and created by repeatedly "pricking" the surface of the vessel with a small sharp object to create a large variety of geometric designs ('puncturing' according to some writers - not a completely accurate description of the process, as it appears to have been the potters' intention not to 'puncture' or 'pierce' the vessel wall, but merely to make a series of small impressions or dents). These designs appear in the form of lines, stripes, triangles, squares and - very occasionally - circles. Vessels of Tell el-Yeduiyeh Ware frequently have a dark surface (the burnished slip varying from brownish-black, to grey, to yellowish), the multiple holes often being filled with chalk or lime, the contrasting white material making the surface design even more dramatic.
Morphology: Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware is primarily seen in the form of juglets, but also includes a large variety of zoomorphic (animal-shaped) vessels and even some shaped like fruit.
Distribution: Well-represented in the Nile Valley up into Nubia (though primarily in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt), the southern portion of Canaan, the north coast of Canaan, the Phoenician and Syrian coasts and the island of Cyprus (primarily the eastern regions). Not presently found in inland Syria.
Discussion / significance: Tell el-Yehudiyeh Ware forms a very useful diagnostic indicator for the MBIIB-C period especially. Many ceramicists see the form of the Tell el-Yehudiyeh juglet as being firmly grounded in earlier Canaanite ceramic traditions, able to be traced back to earlier prototypes such as the juglets from Tomb A at Jericho [Amiran 1970:120].
Bibliography: Amiran, Ruth, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Rutgers University Press, 1970
~~ A superb and extremely rare example of this well documented pottery style. Intact and unrestored, superb condition a really lovely piece. Size: 125mm x 105mm
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Remarkable & Unique Ancient Roman "Secret" Ring 200AD
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A Truly Remarkable and Unique Ancient Roman Bronze Ring, found in the Balkans (Ancient Roman Province) and dated to c 200 AD. This ring contains a secret perhaps dark, but probably not. The design on the ring bezel is a symbolic map and the ring itself is a key. It would appear that the key (take a close look at the many pictures) would unlock a small chest or perhaps a book. The story of the ring is, of course locked in antiquity, but it is a nice experience to hold this ring, close your eyes and wonder. This is a real gem of a ring bold, sturdy and with a beautiful deep green patina. Size US 8+, Extremely Fine Condition and Completely Intact. Comes complete with a burgundy presentation case.
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