Oil lamps - Classical antiquity - Recent acquisitions - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Herodian oil lamp from Adler collectionSo-called Herodian oil Lamp, from a type dating to the birth of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
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Roman oil lamp with kissing lovers in mirror - parallel in a museumFrom the collection of Mr. Voigtmann, who had used the lamp. Moving relief in mirror, rare, possibly one of the rare original gallic motifs.
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Hellenistic oil lamp from old German collectionAlmost perfectly preserved, undamaged, only minor surface wear. Nice sand patina.
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Body of Roman Imperial oil lamp with two nozzlesFrom an old German private collection, acquired in the first half of the 1970s from Oberamtsrat i.R. Hans Ullrich, Stuttgart, Germany.
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Roman tallow oil lamp from the RhinelandFound 1966 - 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Roman oil lamp from the RhinelandSo-called "Factory Lamp". Found 1966 - 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Published Jerusalem oil lamp of Herodian shape from Adler collectionLamp from a type dating to the lifetime of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
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Roman oil lamp from the RhinelandSo-called "Factory Lamp". Found 1966 - 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Herodian oil lamp from Adler collectionSo-called Herodian oil Lamp, from a type dating to the lifetime of Jesus Christ. From the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 53397.
Price: on request
Roman oil lamp with theatre mask from the RhinelandSo-called "Factory Lamp". Found 1968 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Roman tallow oil lamp from the RhinelandFound 1969 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Roman tallow oil lamp from the RhinelandFound 1966 - 1981 near the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany. Novaesium was an early Roman foundation and with this is one of the oldest cities in Germany.
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Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Nozzle decorated with juglet or lamp in high relief. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 44527.
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Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 44527.
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Published Beit Natif type oil lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 44527.
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Roman artefacts from the RhinelandFragments of Roman pottery vessels, bronze and glass fragment, as well as a piece of a mosaic. Finds from the Roman city of Novaesium, today's Neuss in Germany.
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Roman imperial oil lamp with bustFrom the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.
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Hellenistic oil lamp from Israel from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 542792.
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Published Neo-Hellenistic frog lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 542792.
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Published Hellenistic oil lamp from Adler collectionFrom the famous Judge Dr. Steve Adler collection. Exported from Israel with IAA permit Nr. 542792.
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Oil lamp with Amphitheater scene, piece from same workshop exhibited in Getty Museum in LAThe mirror scene probably depicts the persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. Very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
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Roman imperial lamp with erotic scene, ex Christie'sVery nicely preserved, with detailed erotic scene in high relief. From an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
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Roman oil lamp - Europa and bullFrom the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Oil lamp with Mars, piece from same workshop exhibited in Getty Museum in LARare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
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Roman oil lamp with stave dancer - parallel in Getty MuseumFrom the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Imperial oil lamp with female bust - rare typeExcellent condition, slip widely preserved, attractive patina. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Hellenistic bronze oil lampPossibly used as votive object or in funerary context. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Rare Roman oil lamp - Ulysses with ramInteresting and very rare mythological scene. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Roman firma lamp with handleAcquired in the 1960s at Hermann Zirkel Gallery, Cologne, Germany. Perfectly preserved including the dark red slip.
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Rare Roman oil lamp with parallel in Getty MuseumWith makers mark CAMPILI. From a German family collection, acquired between 1905 and 1925. An almost identical lamp is on exhibition in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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Roman oil lamp found in Regensburg areaWith makers mark QGC. Found in Southern Germany. From the collection of Hugo Rehorik (1905-1979), a voluntary archeologist who was working in the Regensburg area in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Roman oil lamp found in Regensburg areaWith makers mark FESTI A. Found in Southern Germany. From the collection of Hugo Rehorik (1905-1979), a voluntary archeologist who was working in the Regensburg area in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Roman oil lamp with nymph or goddessVery well preserved, minimal wear. The original slip is largely preserved and protected by a thick patina. From the collection of Prof. Ritschel, Salzburg, decorated many times, for example in 1995 when the Republic of Austria awarded its Decoration for Science and Art.
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Roman oil lamp with personification of AfricaProduced in the workshop of Marcus Novius Iustus between 120 and 180 A.D. The province Africa is shown as a woman with exposed breast wearing a Pharaonic headdress between elephant tusks. From an old German collection, acquired before 1979 at Galerie fuer antike Kunst Karl Heinz Zuehlsdorf, Cologne.
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Oil lamp mirror with erotic scene, piece from same workshop exhibited in Getty Museum in LARare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection. Ex Christie's.
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Roman oil lamp fragment with erotic scene, ex Christie's New YorkRare type, very nicely preserved, from an old US-American collection.
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