Roman oil lamp with boar and hunting dog
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Object number
AR3139
| Object: |
Oil lamp with hunt scene
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| Material: |
Red clay with dark slip
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| Date: |
1st - 2nd century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Oil lamp with round body and triangular nozzle. On discus wild boar to the right, attacked by a hunting dog. Base ring with two raised circles.
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| Size: |
Length 76 mm, width 52 mm, height 18 mm
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| Condition: |
Restoration at right side of nozzle, three small missing parts on the right side of body. Restored crack between mirror and body. Overall good condition and nicely preserved mirror scene. On bottom modern writing "...81" in black.
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| References: |
Mirror scene: Menzel, Antike Lampen im römisch - germanischen Zentralmuseum zu Mainz (1968) Nr. 332
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 from the German private collection G. Damerow. Acquired between 1980 and 1985 at Auktionshaus Exner, Schwarzer Bär, Hannover, Germany.
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| Authenticity: |
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