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LOT 0190
Roman Terracotta Mask Oil Lamp
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (94 grams, 12.7 cm wide).
Hollow-formed with a bulbous cap forming the handle, with pierced lugs above and below at the rear and two more pierced lugs flanking the cheeks; body formed as a comic theatrical mask with a large open mouth; filling holes in the mouth, volute nozzle below the chin; flat oval base with maker's stamp 'QNMVICE' and old findspot label 'from F.F[..]r Esq. Sabdown 23.3.96'; accompanied by a printed reference sheet for the maker.
ProvenanceExcavated by Frederick George Hilton Price (1842-1909) from the Roman villa at Morton, near Sandown, Isle of Wight, 1880-1883; his manuscript label, dated March 1896.
with Gorringes, 2025.
Acquired by the current owner from the above.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 7th October 2026-9th December 2026; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
LiteratureCf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, p.435 and 440, nos.594, 601-603, for similar.
FootnotesThe maker is believed to be the Italian Quintus Numi[..] Cell[..].
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LOT 0190
Roman Terracotta Mask Oil Lamp
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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