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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
With a small round nozzle, volutes at the join to the discus, a "double axe" along the border, the discus molded with a lovemaking scene on a bed, the man kneeling on the left, leaning forward to kiss his lover, his weight-bearing right hand extended along her side, the woman on her side with her back to the viewer, her head turned to the man, her left arm reaching to assist him, a workshop signature reading "oU on the base
3 in. (8.9 cm.) long
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
With a small round nozzle, volutes at the join to the discus, a "double axe" along the border, the discus molded with a lovemaking scene on a bed, the man kneeling on the left, leaning forward to kiss his lover, his weight-bearing right hand extended along her side, the woman on her side with her back to the viewer, her head turned to the man, her left arm reaching to assist him, a workshop signature reading "oU on the base
3 in. (8.9 cm.) long