A Gandharan chlorite lamp, Bactria, 2nd Millennium BC, nicely cared with vertical walls, tapered channel spout and solid handle, the side with nicely incised geometric decoration. L: 5 1/2 in (14 cm). Light deposits. Ex Florida private collection. Ex collection of Eugene Behlen, Florida, formerly of the Smithsonian Institution.

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