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LOT 0119
Roman Erotic Leda and the Swan Terracotta Oil Lamp
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (74 grams, 11.7 cm).
With a long canal nozzle with volutes, discus with one filling hole and three concentric lines enclosing a central scene of Leda and the swan, softly rendered anatomical details and carefully modelled plumage; two old stickers to base.
Provenance
From the collection of Arno Jumpertz, Leverkusen, Germany, 1924-1984; much of the collection was exhibited at the Neus Museum, 1985.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
Footnotes
The lamp's style refers to the Loeschcke type I, a style popular during the Augustan and Imperial times.
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