ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH A KRATER
ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH A KRATER
Ca. AD 400 - 500.
A moulded redware oil lamp, an example of the Hayes II A type. The lamp features a small krater in a recessed tondo, a lug handle, and shoulder embellishments. The use of mould-made designs such as this one allowed for standardization and mass production of oil lamps throughout the Roman Imperial period.
Size: 140mm x 90mm ; Weight: 225g
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; acquired on the European art market; formerly private Dutch collection, collected between 1960s-1980s.
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ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH A KRATER
Ca. AD 400 - 500.
A moulded redware oil lamp, an example of the Hayes II A type. The lamp features a small krater in a recessed tondo, a lug handle, and shoulder embellishments. The use of mould-made designs such as this one allowed for standardization and mass production of oil lamps throughout the Roman Imperial period.
Size: 140mm x 90mm ; Weight: 225g
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; acquired on the European art market; formerly private Dutch collection, collected between 1960s-1980s.