Ancient Persian Seljuk Blue/Turquoise Glazed Terracotta Oil Lamp, c. 10th to 12th Century AD bullet knife together at an antiques show

together at an antiques show in NH this week

was the "choice of champions"

" I'd certainly imagine the heart of the sender--Eugene

including for this punched edge on a second piece of paper to which it was attached

Ancient Persian Seljuk Blue/Turquoise Glazed Terracotta Oil Lamp, c. 10th to 12th Century AD bullet knife together at an antiques showI could never be the sort of dealer who focuses on a very narrow field of objects; for me so much of the joy in doing this is discovering the existence of, and learning at least a little about, a wide range of beautiful and amazing things. And it always feels miraculous to me when I get to hold something ancient in my hands, and even more so to bring it home! This is a Persian terracotta oil lamp, c. 10th 12th century AD, with iridescent blue