Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp w/ Eagle

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine oil lamp that is mold-formed from terracotta and covered with vibrant red-orange slip. The lamp exhibits a circular base with a bullseye motif, a circular body with a rounded shoulder, a shallow tondo with a narrow fill hole, and a tapered, rounded wick spout. Presented within the recessed tondo is a majestic eagle standing with outstretched wings and holding a laurel wreath in the beak of its left-turned head. Size: 2.7" W x 1" H (6.9 cm x 2.5 cm)

Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-Chelsea Antique Market, December 1, 1996; ex-MLD company

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#155087
Condition Report: Minor chips to wick spout, base, and peripheries, with fading to original slip color, and softening to some raised details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice imagery visible in tondo.