SOLD Ancient Catacomb Terracotta Oil Lamp, Roman Empire
$155.00Early Christianity oil lamps were also seen as a symbol of light and a manifestations of the presence of the divine.
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Early Christianity oil lamps were also seen as a symbol of light and a manifestations of the presence of the divine.
The Song dynasty (960–1279) is considered the most culturally brilliant era in later imperial Chinese history. A massive expansion during this dynasty produced government, public and religious buildings and tombs with walls decorated with earthenware unglazed mold-made brick tiles. Some were purely decorative and others were wishes for happiness and comfort in the deceased’s afterlife…
Painted wooden sarcophagus masks like this adorned the sarcophaguses of mummified individuals, serving both a protective and spiritual function in Egyptian burial rites. Crafted with beautiful stylized features, it dates from the Late Historical Ptolemaic Period (600-30 BCE).
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