Ancient Roman Terracotta Exceptionally Well Preserved Elegantly Shaped Oil Lamp with an image of a Jumping Panther - .×5.5×7.8 cm

Ancient Roman Terracotta Exceptionally Well Preserved Elegantly Shaped Oil Lamp with an image of a Jumping Leopard. Very interesting embossed image of this wild animal in a position of jumping and athacking with a decoration on his body. Not easy to ''catch'' the moment of movement giving all dramatism of this action surely observed by this skillful master. Beautifully shaped and intact which is very rare for this so fragile material. See Photo Very Rare Size: long- 7,8 cm. / wide 5,5 cm. Item No. E29 Purchased by the current owner in 2020 in Austria, Wien. Collected Since: at least 2008. Previous owners history: Old Austrian Private Collection. 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.