Classical Antiquities
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FROG LAMP
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Pre AD 1000 item# 1169241 (stock# 58)
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ARKEO-GALLERY
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350 €
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Made in Egypt during the Roman era, ca. 3rd - 4th century AD. Mold-made, ovoid shape terracotta lamp with inward sloping rim and short tapered nozzle. This style also falls into the "frog" lamp category. While many of these lamps had very abstract frogs, this one appears to be more of a floral pattern than anything.On base, deep maker's mark impression.The ovoid shape may symbolize a creation myth that developed at Hermopolis: from the broken shell of the mysterious primordial egg ...click for details
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A EGYPTIAN WOOD FIGURE, EX BONHAMS
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Pre AD 1000 item# 836448 (stock# 15)
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ARKEO-GALLERY
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1950 €
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An Egyptian wood figure,Middle Kingdom, circa 2025-1786 BC, The figure wear a short kilt, he stand on peg legs intented for attachment to a base, with some pigment remaining, painted with large eyes and short hair, with ochre coloured skin, 22 cm high, the arms missing, mounted. Provenance: Bonhams.
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