COLLECTION OF ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS

Ca. 100 BC - AD 300. A collection of seven terracotta oil lamps, including, from top left: a circular lamp with a recessed discus decorated with a seated figure; a round lamp with a plain central discus framed by radiating ornament; a lamp with a circular filling hole surrounded by a broad radiating rib pattern; a handled lamp with a filling hole bordered by scrolling ornament and a long nozzle; a round lamp decorated with scrolling vegetal motifs around the central filling hole; an example with an elongated nozzle and concentric bands around the discus; and a handled lamp with a circular filling hole framed by geometric and scrolling ornament. Size: 80-90mm x 50-75mm; Weight: 460g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a long-standing private family collection assembled between the 1960s and 2000.