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![Oil lamps from the Jewish Holy Land around the time of Jesus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bbf400_e8462cd8eeb548c1964afb260c3a498f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_359,h_157,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/bbf400_e8462cd8eeb548c1964afb260c3a498f~mv2.webp)
Times Ancient
- Oct 16, 2023
- 3 min
Oil lamps from the Jewish Holy Land around the time of Jesus
A guide to pottery oil lamp types manufactured and used by Jews in the Holy Land at the time of Jesus.
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Times Ancient
- May 5, 2023
- 7 min
Ancient Chinese 'heavenly' horses
The ancient Chinese tradition of grave goods led to some of the most bewitching pottery horse sculptures of the Ancient World.
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Times Ancient
- Jan 27, 2023
- 10 min
Egyptian scarabs - divine dung beetles
The divine scarab dung beetle rolling his Sun ball across the sky gave rise to the mass use of scarab amulets and seals in Ancient Egypt.
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Times Ancient
- Feb 18, 2022
- 7 min
Lighting up antiquity - themes for collecting oil lamps
Introduction to oil lamps from antiquity, with suggested themes for collectors, including ancient oil lamps for sale.
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Times Ancient
- Dec 30, 2021
- 6 min
Shabtis - take a work crew with you into the Afterlife
Focus on key features of Ancient Egyptian shabtis, worker figures ready to assist the deceased in the Afterlife.
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Times Ancient
- Nov 5, 2021
- 9 min
The magical powers of Ancient Egyptian amulets
What draws us to these highly personal and yet mass-produced miniature objects, so important for a charmed life, before and after death?
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Times Ancient
- Nov 3, 2021
- 3 min
What's to love about ancient pottery from the Near East?
Focus on what we love about ancient pottery from the Near East and Holy Land.