Hellenistic Ptolemaic Period Pottery Oil Lamp reliquarycontainer and light emerald green

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layered and wrapped with reverence to ensure safe passage into the afterlife

known primarily from an extensive but under-studied burial site in the Bakırçay Valley of northwestern Anatolia

this small sculpture offers a direct glimpse into everyday life and belief systems of one of the world’s earliest urban cultures

Hellenistic Ptolemaic Period Pottery Oil Lamp reliquarycontainer and light emerald greenHellenistic Period, Ptolemaic Dynasty, c. 300100 BC, Naukratis, Egypt A lovely, though chipped, mold made grey ware pottery oil lamp from the vibrant Greco Egyptian cultural crossroads of Naukratis. Crafted during the Ptolemaic dynasty, this piece reflects the fusion of Hellenistic aesthetics with Egyptian craftsmanship. The lamp features a globular body that gently curves inward toward a rounded shoulder, culminating in a sloping rim encircling a