Romano-Egyptian Frog Pottery Oil Lamp bird featuring a distinctive capuli style

featuring a distinctive capuli style flared pedestal

ensuring protection and prestige

adding understated visual texture and hinting at the artistic restraint typical of utilitarian ceramics from the Islamic Golden Age

An exceptional and highly attractive group of four Pre-Columbian earthenware spindle whorls

The facial features

Romano-Egyptian Frog Pottery Oil Lamp bird featuring a distinctive capuli styleRoman Period, c. 100 300AD, Naukratis, Egypt A fantastic and rare example of a Roman Period pottery oil lamp, this beautifully mould made piece from Naukratis, Egypt dates to c. 100 300 AD. Its distinctive tear shaped design features an elongated, rounded reservoir with a small integral nozzle, pierced at the end for use. The circular filling hole is pierced through the body and the lamp is adorned with an intricately molded frog motif, a design