Roman oil lamp with 10 nozzles, ex Christie's
Price: on request
Object number
AR2994C
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Oil lamp
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| Material: |
Red clay with lamp black at nozzles
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| Date: |
2nd - 3rd century A.D.br>
Roman Empire
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| Description: |
Rectangular lamp with 10 round nozzles, thereof 6 on the long side and 2 on each of the narrow sides. On the body central filling hole surrounded by a ridge, to each side a smaller air hole with diagonally carved rays. The handle completelly restored, decorated with a palmette. On the bottom rectangularly shaped base, inside potter's mark KAIEICWPA
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| Dimensions: |
Length 87 mm, width 107 mm, height 44 mm
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| Condition: |
The original handle broken, professionally reconstructed. Otherwise perfectly preserved, the lamp black on the nozzles impressively demonstrate the extensive usage in antiquity. On the base, notes / numbers from former collectors "232", "G[…]", "Lwme 398.".
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| References: |
Menzel, Antike Lampen im römisch-germanischen Zentralmuseum zu Mainz (1969) S. 72 Abb. 56 Nr. 9 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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