Persian Oil Lamp
Antique Islamic Persian Nishapur Style Ceramic Glazed Oil Lamp
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Islamic Persian Nishapur style ceramic glazed oil lamp.
A stunning brown pottery oil lamp
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Islamic Candle Lamps
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Collection of Four Persian Glazed Ceramic Oil Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of four Early Persian Glazed Pottery Oil Lamps from an American collection. It
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Ancient Persian Khurasan Islamic Engraved Calligraphy Bronze Oil Lamp c.1200
Located in Portland, OR
A 12th Century Islamic bronze oil lamp, Eastern Persia, Khurasan.
The cast bronze body of
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
H 5.52 in W 5.12 in D 2.76 in
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Antique Persian Palm Tree Silverplated Oil Lamp
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Antique Palm Tree Silverplated Table Oil Lamp. Removable tuft of palm leaves in a pinnate form
Category
Antique 19th Century Persian Table Lamps
Materials
Silver Plate
17th-18th Century Persian Blue Glazed Pottery Standing Oil Lamp
Located in Raalte, NL
Antique Persian earthenware blue glazed standing oil lamp adorned with various motifs in the glaze
Category
Antique 18th Century Asian Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
Antique Persian Copper Repousse Oil Lamp with Hanging Hook
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Offered by the Antique Textiles Galleries:
Antique Persian copper repousse oil lamp with hanging
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Persian Raj Lanterns
Materials
Copper
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Vintage Set of Persian Tile Wall Hanging
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful set of six tiles made of hand painted and glazed ceramic tiles embedded in custom made wood backing frame. birds vines and flowers scenery motifs , all surrounded with exce...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Plywood
Antique Roman Gladiator Short Sword 1.AD with Bronze Teardrop Terminal Belt
Located in Doha, QA
This Roman Gladiator short sword is an absolutely outstanding and unique example of an ancient Roman Pompeian Gladius Sword from 1. AD. There were three types of Gladius swords and t...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Arms, Armor and...
Materials
Bronze, Iron
H 16.54 in W 2.37 in D 1.97 in
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Hand Written Persian Book
Located in London, GB
19th century oil on board of a Blacksmith
Of rectangular form, the papier Mache and ebonised cover is finely painted, covered in flowers and a circular motif to the central section...
Category
Antique 1850s Unknown Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Paper
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Morocco
The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
I att...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Ancient Islamic Persian Khurasan Silver Inlaid Bronze Caligraphy Inkwell 1200
Located in Portland, OR
An important Islamic Khurasan bronze and silver-inlaid inkwell & cover, Eastern Persia, Circa 1200.
The inkwell of cylindrical form and having a shallow dome top cover with a tall kn...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Inkwells
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Ancient Persian Islamic Blue Glazed Pottery Vessel Jug Caligraphy Khorasan 1200
Located in Portland, OR
A rare ancient Persian totally intact 12th/13th Century Islamic vessel/jug, from Khorasan.
The vessel with a deep blue glaze and having a band of incised Islamic caligraphy to the to...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Khorassan Antiquities
Materials
Pottery
H 6.01 in W 5.32 in D 4.04 in
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