Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. A bronze oil lamp comprising a piriform body with trapezoidal nozzle, shallow recess to the upper face, curved handle to the rear with papyrus stem detailing. 283 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). Property of a South African lady; formerly in the private collection of Dr. Frederick Lorch, Swiss geologist and author on Egyptian antiquities, and managing director of S.A. Minerals Corporation; acquired from the early 1960s to the early 1980s; thence by descent to the current owner. Fine condition.