Oil lamps - 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.-
Roman oil lamp decorated with dotsNicely preserved piece with heart-shaped nozzle.
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Massive roman oil lampMade in North Africa in the late 3rd century AD. From an old collection
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Roman oil lamp found in the 1890s in CologneFound in the Mauritiussteinweg street during construction works. Since 1890s in the private Cologne collection O.
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Roman imperial oil lamp with HermesFrom the German collection Becker, in this for 3 generations.
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Roman imperial erotic oil lamp with giant phallusVery rare and interesting scene. Nicely preserved piece, 1st century AD.
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North African oil lamp with running gazelleInteresting motif, very detailed work. Nicely preserved piece from an old collection.
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Ephesos lampMassive hellenistic oil lamp, very nicely preserved. From an old Bavarian collection.
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Very rare Roman plastic oil lampLamp in the shape of a comic actor wearing a slave mask. Very impressive and rare piece.
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Roman oil lamp from FORTIS workshopRather rare type with large discus handle. From the very old German collection Becker.
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Small Punic oil lampInteresting, late type, probably produced after the fall of Carthage in 146 BC.
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Greek Attic oil lamp6th - 5th century BC, nicely preserved example of a very early oil lamp used in ancient Europe.
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North African oil lamp with floral motifDark clay with partially preserved dark glaze. Nicely preserved, from an old collection.
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North African oil lampInteresting motif, very detailed work. Nicely preserved piece from an old collection.
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North African Christian oil lamp with palm treeVery detailed work, nicely preserved, from an old collection.
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Very large North African oil lampEarly Christian oil lamp with Chi Rho christogram, below the letters alpha and omega. Large and impressive piece. From the very old German collection Becker.
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North African oil lamp - very rare typeDark clay with partially preserved dark green glaze, very rare transition type. Nicely preserved, from an old German collection.
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Roman oil lamp from LMADIEC workshopPerfectly preserved piece showing 2 snakes winding up palm trees and an altar. From the very old German collection Becker.
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Roman oil lamp showing emperor ClaudiusVery rare depiction of this Roman emperor on a piece of pottery intended for daily use. Very well preserved, worth the exhibition in a museum. Coming with an Art Loss certificate.
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Published byzantine bronze oil lampFrom the famous "Museum für Morgenlandfahrer". An almost identical specimen is on exhibition in the Hanover Kestner Museum.
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Very rare double-spouted Roman bronze oil lampImpressive, massive piece with great patina. With original chains and hook
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Roman oil lamp with dolphins and tridentImpressive oil lamp with interesting maritime scene from very old German collection
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Small Roman oil lamp - found in Lopodunum, GermanyNicely preserved piece from the earliest Roman settlement phase
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Massive Roman oil lamp - found in Lopodunum, GermanyNicely preserved piece from the earliest Roman settlement phase
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Roman oil lamp - found in Lopodunum, GermanyPerfectly preserved piece from the earliest Roman settlement phase
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Roman oil lamp found 1913 in TrierPerfectly preserved piece with a particularly old known history.
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Roman oil lamp from FETVS workshopFrom a very old German collection. Probably manufactured in North Africa.
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Roman oil lamp showing Victoria in bigaA lamp with an identical motive is on exhibition in the NATIONAL WARSAW MUSEUM. Probably found in Trier in 1913
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Roman oil lamp showing fighting wrestlersAn almost identical oil lamp is exhibited in the Roman-Germanic Museum in Cologne
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Roman oil lamp showing Diana with two dogsPerfectly preserved oil lamp from an old German collection
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Roman oil lamp showing Jupiter with eagle and thunderboltImage which, together with the she-wolf, stands out most prominently for ancient Rome. From old German collection
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Perfectly preseved imperial roman oil lamp with dogExtraordinary fine and detailed dog depiction. From old German collection
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Roman oil lamp with standing goddessGoddess dressed in long robe, holding cornucopia. From old German collection
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Roman oil lamp with imperial equestrian statueImpressive, perfectly preserved lamp from old German collection
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Herodian oil lamp found in the Negev desertProminent oil lamp type which was used in the Holy Land during the lifetime of Jesus Christ. Found during an early Paleochristian excavation by Dr. Willi Korte in the Negev desert, Israel.
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