Hellenistic Ptolemaic Period Pottery Oil Lamp reliquarycontainer layered and wrapped with reverence

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

known as eburi (also akgitum or abur)

since the works have been found among the dedicatory offerings excavated underneath at the Templo Mayor

and workshops

grouped into eastern (woliagui)

Hellenistic Ptolemaic Period Pottery Oil Lamp reliquarycontainer layered and wrapped with reverenceHellenistic 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