A Roman terracotta red slip ware oil lamp
Circa 2nd-3rd Century B.C.
With three round projecting nozzles, decorated with three theatre masks and tongues on the body, the thumb-piece with a bust of Silenus, a loop handle beneath, and two small attachment loops over the filler hole, 5½in (14cm) long
Circa 2nd-3rd Century B.C.
With three round projecting nozzles, decorated with three theatre masks and tongues on the body, the thumb-piece with a bust of Silenus, a loop handle beneath, and two small attachment loops over the filler hole, 5½in (14cm) long
Sold for
£687
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Jil Danon Collection (d. 2012), Paris, formed between the 1940s and 1990.
Category: Antiquities
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