Roman imperial oil lamp with bust
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AR3077
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Oil lamp with bust in mirror
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| Material: |
Pale clay with sand patina and traces of lamp black.
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| Date: |
1st century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Oil lamp with handle (brocken). On discus indistinct representation of a bust turned to the right. Ring base with one concentric circle.
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| Size: |
Length 120 mm, width 80 mm, height 36 mm
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| Condition: |
Handle broken and missing, small chip on nozzle, otherwise well preserved with nice patina. Traces of lamp black on the nozzle document the intense use of the lamp in antiquity.
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| Reference: |
For the shape, see e.g. Menzel, Antike Lampen in römisch-germanischen Zentralmuseum zu Mainz (1969), p. 55 Nr. 309
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2020 from the German private collection A. Knorr. Inherited from his mother, E. Knorr, in 2013. Ms. Knorr inherited this cup and other ancient art objects in 1992 from Lieselotte Eichelmann from Herborn, Hessen, Germany. Before this, the objects have been in possession of Eichelmann family for 3 generations, after having been acquired by the grandfather of Ms. Eichelmann, Prof. Hans Rudolf Hartmann (1862 - 1946), who later called himself Hans Hartmann-MacLean. Prof. Hartmann-MacLean was a sculptor, medailleur and university professor at Dresden Art Academy. He most probably had acquired his collection during his study travels to Italy. Since then, the objects have permanently been in Germany.
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| Authenticity: |
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