Description:

Ancient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A wonderful wheel-thrown pottery oil lamp covered in jet black glaze save for the foot. The circular body rests atop a concave foot and has a projecting parabolic handle on the back, an incised ring around the fill hole meant to house a lid, and a conical spout with a flat top and a petite wick spout. Lustrous silver iridescence has formed across most glazed surfaces and imbues the lamp with an exquisite presentation. Size: 5.375" L x 2.75" W x 1.7" H (13.7 cm x 7 cm x 4.3 cm)

For another example of an Attic oil lamp with an openwork form, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 26.31.446.

Provenance: private Dere Family collection, New York City, New York, USA, collected prior to 1990

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#154194

  • Condition: Original lid missing. Minor abrasions and nicks to foot, body, handle, and wick spout, with light encrustations within vessel, otherwise intact and excellent. Light earthen deposits and fabulous silver iridescence throughout.

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