Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Frog Oil Lamp

ROMAN PERIOD, 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 5/8 in. (102 grams, 92 mm).

Cordate in plan and biconvex in section, with a short volute nozzle and low-relief stylised frog detailing on the discus; basal ring enclosing 'B' mark; old collector's ticket: 'Buff terracotta lamp in form of a frog with nozzle standing out from front of lamp. Frog is very stereotyped, beneath B. 3-4th century A.D. Found in Alexandria. From Puys-Aubert collection in Alexandria. March 1963.' [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.

Accompanied by an old handwritten identification card written by Peter Clayton.

CONDITION

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The Peter Clayton Egyptian Collection (Lots 1-32 & 391-500)

LOT 0467