Roman imperial lamp with erotic scene, ex Christie's
Price: on request
Object number
AR2994B
| Object: |
Oil lamp
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| Material: |
Red clay with partially preserved dark slip
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| Date: |
1st century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Oil lamp with round body and triangular nozzle with double volutes. Sunken discus, separated from the shoulder by two rings. The discus shows an erotic scene, with a naked woman lying to the right with her knees slightly bent, a man behind her.
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| Dimensions: |
Length 106 mm, width 79 mm, height 33 mm
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| Condition: |
Perfectly preserved lamp with partially preserved slip
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| References: |
For the mirror scene, see similar composition in: Bussiere and Lindros Wohl, Ancient lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum (2017) p. 235 nr. 334 For the type, see e.g.: Mlasowsky, Die antiken Tonlampen im Kestner-Museum Hannover (1993) Nr. 159 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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