Description:

Afghanistan/ Pakistan, Bactrian culture, ca 1000 to 500 BCE. Unusual and large oil lamp of a form found only in this region of Central Asia. Carved from single block of grey schist with deep, almost rectangular well, tapered spout and handle with the head of an eagle facing upward. Oil lamps like this held animal tallow or olive oil and would have had a fabric wick emerging from the front spout. Size: 8.375" L x 3.25" W x 2.75" H (21.3 cm x 8.3 cm x 7 cm)

Provenance: private Raleigh, North Carolina, USA collection; ex- Y. Kahn collection, Peshawar, Pakistan, before 2000

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  • Condition: Minor chips throughout, else intact and excellent.

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