ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH TWO SPOUTS AND CRESCENT FINIAL

拍品描述

Ca. AD 100 - 200. A cast bronze oil lamp, with a globular body and a raised collar around the central opening. Two short spouts project to the front, each with a wick hole, flanked by a pair of pierced lugs. A crescent finial rises at the rear, the terminals with rounded knobs, with a loop handle set below. The underside with concentric circles. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1883,1213.297; Christie's, Live Auction 1091, Antiquities, Lot 243. Size: 105mm x 50mm; Weight: 166g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Dutch collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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