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LOT 0149
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Mask Handle
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 5/8 in. (442 grams, 14.2 cm).
Hollow-formed pear-shaped body with waisted nozzle, recessed discus with phallus-shaped void, arched strap handle to rear with reflector plate formed as an actor's mask with palmette below; integral socketted base.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market before 2000.
Ex European private collection.
Cf. Walters, H.B., Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Lamps in the British Museum, London, 1914, plate VII, no.59, for type.
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