Egypt and North Africa - Ancient oil lamps
Authentic ancient Roman lamps and other oil lamps
Ancient oil lamps are a core area of expertise of the Alte Roemer Gallery. In our online shop we offer you a large amount of various ancient oil lamps, from the so-called Roman “Firmalampen” or firm lamps, over beautifully decorated Roman Imperial volute lamps, to oil lamps from Syria and Israel as well as Late Antiquity oil lamps from northern Africa. One focus is on lamps from the Holy Land, from saucer-type Canaanite lamps up to Islamic pieces. We furthermore offer you Greek and Hellenistic oil lamps as well as Roman bronze lamps. All oil lamps ever listed in our Gallery are part of the Online Reference Ancient Oil Lamp Catalogue project of the Alte Roemer Gallery. We hope you enjoy browsing through our current selection and are always looking forward to your comments and inquiries.-
Islamic glass lampLamp in the form of a slender glass cylinder. From Egypt or the Eastern Mediterranean. Ex Sotheby's.
€365
North African Roman oil lamp with birdNicely preserved. From an old German private collection, acquired in the first half of the 1970s from Oberamtsrat i.R. Hans Ullrich, Stuttgart, Germany.
€292
North African Roman oil lamp with duckFrom the family collection of the internationally know "Tunisia painter" Bernhard (Bernd) Scheubert. Acquired between 1960 and 1974. Interesting motif.
€450
Roman oil lamp - hen with chicksExceptionally well-preserved with high relief on the mirror. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
€390
Roman oil lamp with lionThe mirror features a beautifully preserved motif with a lion attacking a mule. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
€345
Stamped Roman oil lamp with parallel in the Getty MuseumAlmost perfectly preserved. With potters mark LMV.AD[I]EC. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J.P. Getty Museum. From a very old German family collection, acquired between 1925 and 1935. The find region is known to be Tunisia.
€360