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LOT 0582
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
1ST CENTURY B.C.-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 5 3/4 in. (743 grams total, 5.5-14.8 cm).
Mixed group of eight oil lamps, including one with a triple nozzle and dogs chasing hares on the shoulder, a double-spouted oil lamp with Abundantia holding a cornucopia, one with a bird in profile holding a branch in its beak, and others. [8]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
LiteratureCf. for similar examples Bussière, J. & Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.1 (Vessberg type 1); no.156 (Loeschcke III); nos.278-280 (Loeschcke VIII; Bussière form D I 3); no.360 (Loeschcke VIII; Bussière form D X 1a); no.493 (Atlante X; Hayes II A); Brooner, O., Isthmia, volume III, Terracotta Lamps, Princeton, 1977, fig.9 (Type 1); Krogulska, M., ‘Clay lamps from the Temenos of Allat in Palmyra’ in Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 28/1, pp.385-422, fig.2.
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LOT 0582
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Roman Terracotta Bullae, Tesserae or Token Group
3rd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A mixed group of ceramic bullae, tesserae or theatre tokens bearing low-relief motifs, mainly consisting of profile busts of deities. 36.2 grams total, 13-22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
The term 'tessera' was used in Roman times to convey the Greek term σύμβολον (token). Small tiles are known as tokens, often shaped like coins, made of metal (copper, lead, iron), clay, bone, wood, or glass, stamped as well as engraved. The tokens, however, are not exclusively coin-shaped, as the Latin term 'tessera' refers to a four-sided shape. Tokens and tesserae seem to have been used both in Athens and Rome for the distribution of goods. According to written sources, the term ‘token’ is identified with credentials of the official authorities. They have also been interpreted as tokens of identity, as entrance tickets to theatre performances, tribunals or assemblies of citizens, archival material of seal engraving, as pawns in games, Charon’s obols and even as amulets. -
Roman Silvered Bronze Crossbow Brooch Group
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising two crossbow brooches, each with a keeled bow and flaring foot, both with a partial pin and integral catch beneath the footplate. 64.9 grams total, 62-66 mm
From an Essex collection. Private collection, Suffolk. -
Roman Bronze Decorated Statuette Base
1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad and squat with stepped rim, low-relief foliage decoration, tondo with attachment point for figure. 37.9 grams, 55 mm
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
