tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post4603062843404262864..comments2024-03-27T04:46:33.198-07:00Comments on Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Celebrity Antiquities Showoff Highlights a "Low Cost Resource for Museums, Galleries, and the General Public" [UPDATED]Paul Barfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-90059712793776253892022-03-08T10:51:14.619-08:002022-03-08T10:51:14.619-08:00..and it is "Herodic period" and "I.....and it is "Herodic period" and "In-tact". Confidence-inspiring? Paul Barfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443302899233809948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8174756573570334952.post-42356693939810917362022-03-08T09:35:36.082-08:002022-03-08T09:35:36.082-08:00No worries about the "collection of Holyland ...No worries about the "collection of Holyland oil lamps". The page in your link reveals that their Certificate of Authenticity includes a "statement of <b>providence</b>" - presumably invoking some sort of divine protection in the event that their provenance is ever questioned. <br /><br />Indeed, some people may well question the <i>dates</i> given for their lamps since many of them differ by several centuries from the dates given in academic sources and bear absolutely no relation to the periods stated.David Knellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488678409144873954noreply@blogger.com