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LOT 0106
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Erotic Scene
2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (68 grams, 98 mm).
With ribbed shoulder and short nozzle flanked by volute scrolls, low-relief scene with two lovers on a lectus couch.
ProvenanceFrom a London collection of erotica, formerly in the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
LiteratureCf. Bémont, C., Lampes en Terre Cuite, Paris, 2007, item D.187, for type.
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