Roman oil lamp with bust of Luna
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Object number
AR2277
| Object: |
Oil lamp
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| Material: |
Red clay with traces of red slip on base.
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| Date: |
1st century A.D. Roman Empire |
| Description: |
Volute lamp with round body and triangular nozzle. Steep shoulder separated from the mirror by three grooves. Flat base. The mirror relief shows a bust of Luna to the right over a globe. |
| Dimensions: |
Length 109 mm, width 76 mm, height 28 mm
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| Condition: |
Good condition, small hole on left side of nozzle. Otherwise undamaged, red slip partially preserved on bottom.
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| Reference: |
For the shape, see e.g.: Rosenthal-Sivan, QEDEM 8 - Ancient lamps in the Schlossinger Collection (1978), Nr. 57 |
| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2017 from the private posession of M. Voos, Germany. Inherited by M. Voos from the Germany private collection H. Herbst. Acquired between 1976 and 1978 on the London art market for the Herbst collection and brought to Germany. This piece is probably from Davies Antiques, London.
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| Authenticity: |
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