Clay, 70 grams; 93.06 x 54.51 x 34.78 mm. Circa 9th-11th century AD. Beautiful pear shaped lamp with small tongue handle. The filling hole is quite small and flush against the top of the lamp with a detailed border of horizontal lines; this detailing covers the whole lamp. Good very fine condition. Ex English collection.

Clay, 95 grams; 103.60 x 66.86 x 40.98 mm. Circa 6th-7th century AD. An excellent pear shaped lamp from the Samaria region. The filling hole is raised up with high sides forming a conical shape with a deep trenched section that slopes down to the wick hole. A small tongue shaped handle protrudes from the back of the lamp decorated with five ribs that connect to the outer circle of the filling hole, either side of this design are two large inverted chevron type patterns that cover the back and half the sides. The front parts of the sides are detailed with a large cart wheel and a smaller circle. A beautiful lamp in good very fine condition. Ex English collection.

Clay, 85 grams; 109 x 61.11 x 38.43 mm. Circa 6th-7th century AD. An elongated pear shaped lamp with a long trench in the design from the filling hole to the spout; either side of this are two recesses that run up to the outer edge of the large filling hole. The lamp is decorated on all sides with geometric and cross hatched patterns and has a small flat upturned handle. Good very fine condition. Ex English collection.