Ancient Roman Pottery Oil LampEastern Mediterranean / Holy Land region Private Florida estate

Private Florida estate

Amenhotep I

with the arms crossed over the chest and faint traces of black-painted facial and inscriptional detail

and carefully rendered features

perhaps signifying rank or a ritual office

Ancient Roman Pottery Oil LampEastern Mediterranean / Holy Land region Private Florida estateA genuine ancient Roman ceramic oil lamp decorated with spiral and circular motifs around the shoulder. The lamp features a wide central filling hole, rounded body, and forward nozzle where the wick would have been placed. Traces of ancient use and mineral deposits remain across the surface. This example comes with noted provenance, originally acquired from a private New York estate and sold through Roland Auctions, New York. Lamps of this form were