Roman Ceramic Oil Lamp Group

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 - 3 5/8 in. (176 grams total, 84-92 mm).

One with lug handle to rear, discus with filling hole and central panel with high-relief standing figure holding a bow, radiating border to the shoulder; basal ring; one squat with drum-shaped body. D-shaped nozzle, single lateral lug, flared base. [2]

Provenance

Private UK collection.
Acquired in the 1980s.
Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.526, for type.

CONDITION

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