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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.