Ancient Roman Bronze Exclusive Oil Lamp shaped as a Grotesque Head.

Ancient Roman Bronze Exclusive Oil Lamp shaped as a Grotesque Head. Impressive style of a male portrait with a big nose and ears which are pierced used as a holders as well, big open mouth used for a nozzle and a hat. Very well preserved with nice natural black patina Extremely Rare Vgl. D. M. Bailey, A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum IV (1996) S. 16 f. Q3580 mit Taf. 15,182 ( Negerkopflampe) . Exceedingly rare Size: 10 cm. Purchased by the current owner in 2020 in Germany, Munich. Collected Since: 1948-2000. Previous owners history: Ex Shlomo Moussaieff Collection, Israel, erworben 1948 - 2000. Exported from Israel with an export license from the israeli authorities. Exportiert aus Israel mit der Ausfuhrgenehmigung der israelischen Antikenbehörde. The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days