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sculptural stirrup spout bottle representing llama
This unusual and elegant Hellenistic blackware bottle is a striking example of the refined pottery traditions of Magna Graecia
accompanying the dead in burials alongside pottery
Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp Filler or Cosmetic Mortar igbopeople britishmuseumThe Byzantine Empire, c. 400900 AD Excellent early Byzantine cast bronze oil lamp filler or cosmetic mortar, featuring a beautifully balanced hemispherical body with a deep rounded bowl and a flattened base. A long, channeled spout likely once adorned this objectnow lostwhile a finely shaped flat lobed handle and smaller decorative lateral lugs complete the functional yet elegant form. Objects of this typecharacterized by a small rounded bowl,