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LOT 0139
Roman 'Axel Guttmann' Terracotta Gladiator Lamp
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (167 grams total, 19 cm including stand (lamp 11.6 cm)).
Discoid body with sunken discus with bas-relief scene of a gladiator in combat with gladius poised and scutum raised above his head, D-shaped nozzle with volutes; supplied with a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, Germany (1944-2001).
Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, part 2, Christie's London, 28 April 2004, no.178 (part).
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale.
Accompanied by a copy of the Christie's lot listing.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12235-222198.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Gilbert, F., Devenir Gladiateur, la vie quotidienne á l'ecole de la mort, La Capelle-Marival, 2013, pp.30-31, for similar.
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