Description:

Roman, Eastern Roman Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A fabulous oil lamp of a conical form, free-blown from semi-translucent, pale yellow-green glass. The lamp has a narrow rounded base which gradually expands upward to a lightly-flared rim with a ground-down lip, and four sets of three wheel-cut striations course around the exterior of the body. Though covered in thick encrustations and weathering film, brilliant areas of silvery and rainbow-hued iridescence elegantly accentuate the soft spring hues of this fine example. Size: 3.8" W x 6.75" H (9.7 cm x 17.1 cm); 7.375" H (18.7 cm) on included custom stand.

For a stylistically-similar example, please see "Solid Liquid: Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Glass." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 1999, p. 111, fig. 200.

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private H.G. collection, Rhineland-Palatinate, collected from 1970 to 1999

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#146339

  • Condition: Minor chips and abrasions to rim and body, with areas of thick encrustations, and light weathering film, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits as well as wonderful silver and rainbow iridescence throughout.

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