North African oil lamp with Christian iconography
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AR3078
| Object: |
North African oil lamp with Christian iconography
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| Material: |
Red clay
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| Date: |
4th - 5th century A.D. Late Roman Empire - beginning Late Antiquity |
| Description: |
So-called "North African" oil lamp. Geometric decoration on rim. On discus a well-preserved, detailed kantharos. Two filling holes. With knob handle. Ring base with two concentric circles. In Christian iconography, the kantharos is the symbol for the Eucharist. |
| Size: |
Length 115 mm, width 80 mm, height 36 mm
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| Condition: |
Handle re-attached, minor chips and wear over the body, otherwise well preserved with nice patina.
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| Reference: |
Compare Rosenthal-Sivan, QEDEM 8 - Ancient lamps in the Schlossinger Collection (1978) p. 68 Nr. 280
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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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