COLLECTION OF HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS

Ca. 100 BC - AD 200. A collection of five terracotta oil lamps, including, from left to right: a pear-shaped lamp with a central filling hole, radiating grooves around the perimeter, dotted forepart, and a short nozzle; a lamp with a pointed rear, circular filling hole, stylised leaf ornament around the shoulder, and pierced nozzle; a pear-shaped lamp with a central filling hole within a beaded ring, radiating shoulder ribs, and a channel leading to the nozzle; a round-bodied lamp with a flared nozzle and plain shoulder; and a compact piriform lamp with a broad circular opening, pointed rear, and short nozzle. Size: 70-100mm x 50-80mm; Weight: 340g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South German private collection formed on the European art market during the 1980s–1990s.