Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 2792. Estimate $150.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

[Oil lamps] SYRIA-PALESTINE. Pottery oil lamp. Persian Period, circa 586-333 BC. Diameter 15.5cm. Saucer oil lamp with rim pinched and folded over into a closed nozzle. Rounded base. Buff colored clay. Choice condition, dendritic calcium deposits.

From the Dr. Robert B. Beckett Collection.