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Egypt, Ptolemaic period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE; Near East, Islamic, ca. 7th to 12th century CE. A pair of terracotta oil lamps from two distinctive ancient cultures. First is an Egyptian mold-made 'frog-form' oil lamp with a slight rounded base, ovoid body composition, a nubbin-shaped wick spout, and a small fill hole. The area above the fill hole has a small stylized face, shaped like an abstract frog; frogs are highly symbolic, representing the process of resurrection and reanimation in ancient Egyptian mythos. Second is a hand-built Islamic lamp with an open-face design, slight concave base, single applied loop handle, and a pinched wick rest. The majority of visible surfaces are enveloped in an emerald-green glaze. Each lamp is skillfully-designed, and both are wonderful representative examples of their respective cultures! Size of largest (both fairly similar in size): 3.25" L (8.3 cm).

Provenance: private Carlton collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired between 1965 and 1980

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#128017

Both items have age-commensurate surface wear, light char marks to wick spouts, small chips to exterior surfaces, fading to details and glaze, with earthen and mineral deposits throughout.