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LOT 0114
Roman Terracotta Foot Lamp
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (112 grams, 12.2 cm).
Mould-made and shaped as a sandaled left foot, filling-hole surrounded by a ridge in the ankle area, the sandal with two leather straps tied together near the ankle, wick-hole in the big toe; inscription 'ƩΑΛΣΙϹ' to the base, heel chipped.
ProvenanceWith Gorny & Mosch, Auction 194, 14 December 2010, lot 505.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11799-206830.
See Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.599, p.438.
FootnotesThis lamp belongs to a type of plastic lamp made in Anatolia and widespread throughout the Eastern Empire. The sandaled foot was part of the classification of plastic lamps dedicated to the representation of the human body. These lamps were the luxuries of the poor, being brought to temples as votive offerings, however some took their place in the domestic lararia, or were kept by children as playthings.
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Standing with her weight on her right leg, the left leg slightly bent, looking towards her left; the hair gathered at the nape of the neck; dressed in a short pleated sleevelesschiton, puffed up at the waist and falling above her knees, small boots with the strings tied above the ankles; carrying a quiver held by a strap passing over the right shoulder across her breasts; her lowered left arm was probably holding a bow, her right arm raised above her shoulder in the act of drawing an arrow from her quiver; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 155 grams total, 12.5 cm high including stand
Ex Mr. A.J. collection, Geneva, Switzerland. Acquired in Europe in 2014. Private collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11793-206487
This example depicts a well-attested type of Diana (Greek Artemis) goddess of the hunt. The slight swaying and the folds of the garment recall a Greek work of the classical period, widely copied by the Romans. The statuette is a good artwork from the Roman period, with identical copies spread throughout the empire, as many similar figures came from Naples, Bligny-sur-Dache, Trebizond, Carnuntum, and Vienna. The statuette was probably intended for a domestic altar (lararium). -
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
The imperial birds modelled in the round, each standing on the head of a horned bull, wings partially spread; semi-naturalistic detailing to the head and feathers; suspension loop behind the neck. 487 grams total, 89-92 mm
Acquired in Europe before 1992.
The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus was a variant of worship of Zeus from Asia Minor whose mystery cult was widespread in the Roman Empire from the early 2nd to mid-3rd centuries A.D., especially in the military. The god is usually represented mounting a bull, with the double axe (labrys or bipennis) in his right raised hand, and dressed in the military attire of a Roman general. -
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UK gallery, early 2000s.
