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LOT 1353
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (83 grams, 89 mm).
Slipper-shaped in plan with spike handle, raised rim to the filler hole, broad shoulder with raised radiating bars, stub nozzle, low basal ring, with inked inscription to verso which reads: '11-6-1963 / Front the old / ROMAN CITY / SEBASTIA / SAMARIA'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a late Hampshire gentleman's collection, formed from the 1960s.
LiteratureCf. De Vincenz, A., ‘Ceramic Vessels and Oil Lamps from the Burial Cave at ‘En Lavan, Nahal Refa’im’ in Atiqot, 98, 2020, pp.103-122, fig.8 no.6, for similar.
FootnotesThe shape of the lamp is similar to that of the candlestick-type lamps. The form of the channel and the handle point to a late date, i.e., the end of the 7th or the beginning of the 8th century A.D.
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Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp
6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Comprising: a squat body and large nozzle with shallow socketed rim, hinged lid to filler-hole with striped pattern, handle formed with lobed cross and loop to rear, annular foot. 376 grams, 13.7 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The great success of this type of lamp in the Eastern Roman Empire brought about the establishment of several production centres, as can be confirmed by the frequent appearance of some of the details, e.g., the shape of the lid or of the cross and the length of the spout. Despite their wide distribution across Asia Minor, Greece and the Balkan Peninsula, these lamps also spread throughout Syria and reached Egypt, Morocco and even central Europe. -
Byzantine Terracotta Roundel with Cross
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Circular disc with a central cross motif surrounded by a wreath. 10 grams, 33.7 mm
From the late collection of a Cornish couple, formed from the early 1990s. -
Byzantine Terracotta Oil Lamp
7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Slipper-shaped in plan with spike handle, raised rim to the filler hole, broad shoulder with raised radiating bars, stub nozzle, low basal ring, with inked inscription to verso which reads: '11-6-1963 / Front the old / ROMAN CITY / SEBASTIA / SAMARIA'. 83 grams, 89 mm
From a late Hampshire gentleman's collection, formed from the 1960s.
The shape of the lamp is similar to that of the candlestick-type lamps. The form of the channel and the handle point to a late date, i.e., the end of the 7th or the beginning of the 8th century A.D.
