COLLECTION OF GREEK AND ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS

Ca. 200 BC - AD 500. A collection of 10 terracotta oil lamps, including, from top left: an elongated lamp with a broad filling hole and short nozzle; a lamp with a raised lug and scrolling ornament along the shoulder; a leaf-shaped example with radiating grooves around the filling hole; two elongated lamps with narrow nozzles and linear decoration; a lamp with a rounded body and short nozzle; a dark grey lamp with a compact circular body and radiating shoulder ornament; a pale elongated example with moulded decoration around the discus; a narrow lamp with a long nozzle and projecting handle; and a lamp with a rounded body, raised lug and grooved nozzle. Size: 85-110mm x 55-75mm; Weight: 935g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a long-standing private family collection assembled between the 1960s and 2000.