North African oil lamp with rare mirror scene, ex Christie's
Price: on request
Object number
AR2994E
| Object: |
Oil lamp
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| Material: |
Red clay with dark red slip and thick patina
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| Date: |
3rd - 7th century A.D. Late Roman Antiquity |
| Description: |
Round lamp with long nozzle. Flat shoulder decorated with triangles and circles. With ring-shaped base, therein concentric circles. The handle is partially broken in antiquity. The slightly sunken mirror shows a grave harvest scene, with a man standing and holding a basket full of grapes. |
| Dimensions: |
Length 112 mm, width 64 mm, height 36 mm
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| Condition: |
The handle partially broken in antiquity. Otherwise perfectly preserved with very thick patina, soil inside.
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| References: |
For the type, see e.g.: Menzel, Antike Lampen im römisch-germanischen Zentralmuseum zu Mainz (1969) p. 92 Abb. 77 Nr. 10 Published in Katalog antiker Öllampen der mediterranen Welt der Galerie Alte Römer |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2017 in a British auction house, ex British private collection. Acquired in the collection 2006 at a Christie’s New York auction. Ex US-American private collection, acquired in the 1950s.
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| Authenticity: |
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