Description:

Roman, Imperial Period, possibly North Africa or Holyland, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An attractive pair of pottery oil lamps, both with relief decoration. First, the more petite lamp displays a projecting spout, an annular fill hole, a tab-shaped handle, and a curved shoulder adorned with a relief geometric motif. Alternatively, the larger presents a discoid body with a central, circular fill hole, a petite spout, a slanted shoulder, and a flat top stamped with an astral design surrounded by a dotted pattern. Size of larger: 3.5" Diameter x 1" H (8.9 cm x 2.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000

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#171827

  • Condition: Some light restoration to periphery of grayware lamp. Perforation near fill hole of redware lamp. Both have expected nicks and abrasions. Otherwise, both are very nice with great remaining detail to relief decoration and rich earthen deposits and encrustations.

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