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Oil lamps from the Jewish Holy Land around the time of Jesus

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Oct 16, 20233 min read

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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Sep 14, 20236 min read

Ancient jewellery - Greek and Roman

Jewellery is universal and ancient jewellery styles can seem very contemporary, attractive to collectors, particularly if wearable.

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May 5, 20237 min read

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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Jan 27, 202310 min read

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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Roman glass - eastern invention meets empire

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Sep 30, 20225 min read

Roman glass - eastern invention meets empire

Romans of empire had a history of prolific use of glass. Roman glass artifacts can often be affordable to collectors of antiquities today.

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Lighting up antiquity - themes for collecting oil lamps

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Feb 18, 20227 min read

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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Shabtis - take a work crew with you into the Afterlife

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Dec 30, 20216 min read

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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Portable blessings - medieval pilgrims' ampullae

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Dec 4, 20215 min read

Portable blessings - medieval pilgrims' ampullae

Focus on late-medieval pilgrim ampullae or flasks for holding holy water from Christian shrines.

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The magical powers of Ancient Egyptian amulets

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Nov 5, 20219 min read

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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What's to love about ancient pottery from the Near East?

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Nov 3, 20213 min read

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.

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