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LOT 1309
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure Carrying an Amphora
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (53.1 grams, 10.5 cm).
Shallow discus with an advancing figure in profile supporting an amphora, wide shoulder, ribbed lug handle to the rear, stamped 'MNOVIVST' maker's mark to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
LiteratureCf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B.,Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.329, p.231, for type.
FootnotesThe lamp belongs to the Bussière type, form D I 3, from a period between the Late Flavian era to the second half of the second century A.D. Like the types of this category, the ring handle shows two grooves on the upper part and the filling hole is in the lower part.
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LOT 1309
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure Carrying an Amphora
Estimate £100 - 300€120 - 350 (for guidance only)$140 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £3,333
Statue fragment of a woman or goddess, including floor-length robe and right foot with sandal; modelled standing with the foot slightly advanced, wearing sandals, chiton and himation. 66.65 kg, 50 cm
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Both the stance and folds of the himation suggest an Archaistic statue, perhaps the goddess Isis. -
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Figure with Bushel Maker's Mark
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Squat in profile with small handle and D-shaped nozzle (broken), shoulder with radiating egg motifs, discus with low-relief facing togate figure on a throne; impressed bushel motif to underside. 64.8 grams, 92 mm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
St Albans Roman Pottery Sherd Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large group of fragments, including a ribbed handle, some showing a footed base, and some redware fragments; most with an inked collector's note. 2.47 kg total, 2.6-19.3 cm
Found at Blue House Hill, St Albans, 1955-1956. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
