Very rare double-spouted Roman bronze oil lamp
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Object number
AR2771
Object: |
Double-spouted Roman oil lamp
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Material: |
Massive bronze
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Date: |
1st century BC. - 2nd century AD Late Roman Republic - Roman Imperial era |
Description: |
Oil lamp with unusual rhomboid mirror with 5 piercings as filling holes. Two prolonged nozzles which slightly widen towards the front. Bulbuous body with steep shoulder which holds two vertical pierced lugs with two massive chains (one of which is made out of seven and the other out of six S-shaped links). Both chains are linked at a prolonged suspension hook. Lozengiform, flat foot.
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Size: |
Length 195 mm, width 55 mm, height without chain 64 mm, with chain and hook 200 mm. Weight 390 gramm. |
Condition: |
Excellent condition, worth the exhibition in a museum. Perfectly preserved bronze surface with impressive patina. Tiny hole at one side, re-attached base, probably a restoration. The original chain and hook are preserved. A great rarity in this perfect and complete condition.
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Provenance: |
Acquired 2016 in a British auction house. Ex property of a private collector, acquired before 1975.
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References: |
This type see Srdjan Djuric, Ancient Lamps from the Mediterranean. The Anawati Collection (Toronto 1995) C150
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Authenticity: |
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