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LOT 0870
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Rampant Stag
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (81 grams, 10.3 cm).
Discoid in plan with stub heart-shaped nozzle, loop handle with ribbing to outer face, shoulder with low-relief wreath detailing, discus with stag running right; ropework bands to underside of nozzle, base marked off with two circular grooves, impressed 'C' to centre.
ProvenanceFrom a Scottish gentleman’s collection, Glasgow, formed from the early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.333, p.233, for type.
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