Copper oil lamp one of over 110 items donated by Dr Lindsay Rogers in 1947. From Samarra, one of the 1st town-states in the Near East dating back to the 5th century BC.
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📷 OMNZ E47.125
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@rosicrane Lovely! would this particular piece be from the #Hellenistic period c. 4-2 century?
@mattyhari
Sorry, I really don't know, not my specialist topic I'm afraid. I just found the information in the Otago Museum's database.
But it is a wonderful piece.