Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery (6)

Extemely Large Roman Oil Lamp with Geometric Design, ca. 2nd-4th Century CE. Mold made with ring base and flat elongated knob handle. Soot on nozzle. Circles and other geometric design around shoulders. Pattern repeated on discus. Volutes flanking nozzle. This is an extremely lovely and large lamp. 5 1/2" in length and in excellent condition.

Roman Pottery Oil Lamp, 1st Century CE. Found in the Holy Land. 1" x 4 1/4" x 3 1/4". Motif of a lion and panther devouring a human. Man-eater. Burnished red with collection markings on reverse. Nozzle professionally repaired and otherwise in excellent condition. Ex: Judge Moshe Etzioni collection, Israel. Moshe Etzioni was born in 1908 in Galicia, Poland. In 1932 he earned an LL.M. from the University of Krakow...

Extemely Large Roman (North African) Oil Lamp with Griffin Motif, ca. 4th Century CE. 2" x 3 1/2" x 5", and in excellent condition. Ex: Archaeological Center, Tel Avia. Mold made with ring base and flat elongated knob handle. Collection number on reverse. This is an extremely lovely and large lamp. The griffin was a favorite decorative motif in the ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean lands...

Roman Pottery Oil Lamp with Figure for Handle, ca. 4th Century CE. Handle highly sculpted with human head. Sculpture of head continues on back of handle. A trellis of vines surrounding the fill hole. Nozzle slightly blackened from soot. This highly unusual oil lamp is in excellent condition. 4 1/2" in length.

Two Roman Pottery Figural Oil Lamps, ca. 2nd-4th Century CE. One red in color with figure in center. Price $275. Second lamp buff in color and center repaired from original pieces. Otherwise in good condition. Price $200. Found in the Holy Land.

Roman Gray Terracotta Juglet, ca. 63 BCE-330 CE. Splendid juglet in the form of a grenade, fire bomb. With wide mouth and single loop handle. Rosette design on bottom. 4" in height, intact and in excellent condition. Found in the Holy Land.