Set of Three Middle/New Kingdom Stone Duck Weights - FJ.2753 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2100 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Middle Kingdom Medium: Stone

Set of Three Middle/New Kingdom Stone Duck Weights - FJ.2753 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2100 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Middle Kingdom Medium: Stone   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land four millennia ago. A metaphor for joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illumninated the path  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land four millennia ago. A metaphor for joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illumninated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.0764)   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than three millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than three millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2405)   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes during the age of the Biblical patriarchs. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes during the age of the Biblical patriarchs. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2408)   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2443)   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2550)   « Less

Set of Three Middle/New Kingdom Stone Duck Weights - FJ.2755 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2100 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Middle Kingdom Medium: Stone

Set of Three Middle/New Kingdom Stone Duck Weights - FJ.2755 Origin: Egypt Circa: 2100 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Middle Kingdom Medium: Stone   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than three millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2551)   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than four millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than three millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2552)   « Less

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than three millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated  More »

A lamp such as this might have lit homes in the Holy Land more than three millennia ago. A metaphor of joy and prosperity, for hope, for life itself, lamps have illuminated the path of civilization for centuries. They have guided great thoughts through the night, stood vigil with lonely passions. In the presence of this simple object, we are in touch directly with a vanished world, with the people once warmed by its glow. Today it remains as an enduring symbol of man's desire to conquer the darkness. - (L.2937)   « Less