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LOT 0550

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bust of Ceres

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 1/8 in. (41.3 grams, 80 mm).

Central motif of a bust of a goddess with modius (Ceres?); filling-hole in lower left field, voluted angular-tipped nozzle, base slightly raised.

Provenance

From the collection of a High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, gentleman, circa 2000.

Literature

Cf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, nos.130ff, p.96ff.

Footnotes

The lamp belongs to the type Loeschcke Type I C. This kind of lamp belongs to the early Flavian phase of workshop production. The discus decorations are related to amphitheatre and circus, to mythology, animals, everyday life, and symplegma.

CONDITION

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LOT 0550

Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Bust of Ceres

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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