Byzantine Pottery

After the fall of the western part of the Roman Empire, the remaining part in West Asia and Egypt kept continued to use Roman style red pottery. By around 700 A.D., after Heraclius, Byzantine potters began to make tin-glazed pottery, just like in the neighbouring Umayyad empire. This glazed pottery looked a lot like the Islamic glazed pottery, and continued to be used all through the rest of the Byzantine empire.

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ZP 011288

Byzantine 'Ovoid' Oil Lamp
Clay, 80 grams; 93.12 x 53.63 x 41.17 mm. Circa 6th-7th century AD. An excellent high sided ovoid lamp detailed with geometric and chevron style patterns. The filling hole is raised up which forms a conical shape with high sloping sides three quarters of the way round the hole, at the front of the hole there is a deep trench that runs down to the smaller hole were the wick was placed. Repair to spout, otherwise a beautiful lamp in good very fine condition. Ex English collection.

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