Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 251355
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Masks
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (560 grams, 15.5 cm).
With an elongated body, long nozzle with a rounded tip; raised rim to filling hole with hinged lid bearing a mask with sockets to the eyes for silver inserts; handle curved and terminating in a female mask with hair dressed in tiers, eyes recessed to be inlaid with silver; broad nozzle with cup and raised rim; socket to underside for mounting on a stand.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Published
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 8th June 2026-14th September 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
Literature
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, no.357.
Footnotes
The lamp is crafted in a very fine style, probably in a classical form from the 1st or 2nd century. It belongs to a type known and widespread in the Mediterranean, with parallels in Paris, Madrid, the museums of Cadiz, Tarragona, and Aquileia.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 251355
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Masks
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
RELATED LOTS
-
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Pelta-shaped with trefoil finial to the vertical lobe, recessed D-shaped cell with enamel fill, central roundel with enamel fill; integral box fitting to reverse housing the chord and pin, catch to lower end. 24 grams, 40 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Triumphant Arch Plate Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Depicting a domed arch on a baseline, the columns and roof executed in openwork; pin, pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse. 15.7 grams, 38 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Roman Glass Candlestick Vial
3rd century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a low flaring body and a tall tubular neck with a rolled rim. 36 grams, 11.2 cm
Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.
