Description:

Rome, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. This fired terracotta lamp has a handle, a hole for pouring in oil, and a hole for the wick and flame to emerge. There is a channel between the two holes and some decoration; there is also evidence for burning around the wick hole. There are carved decorations ringing the lamp and a carving on the bottom that may represent a manufacturer; later in the Roman period, these lamps where mass produced from large factories, but this is an earlier example and it probably would have been locally made. Oil lamps are some of the most common household items found in the Roman Mediterranean world. Roman households would commonly burn olive oil imported from Spain, although other kinds of oil were also used depending on location and availability. Size: 4" x 2" x 2". Provenance: Ex-private New York City collection; ex-private Wagner collection, Cape Cod, MA. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. #109069

  • Condition: The lamp has been repaired along a lateral crack on one side, but is stable and not missing any parts. The decorative carvings are heavily worn but visible.

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