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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
In the form of a hooded and cloaked figure, with an oval face and long beard, his head angled down, his mouth open, with his hands on either side of his exaggerated phallus which protrudes from beneath his cloak, the phallus serving as the lamp's nozzle, the hinged lid in the form of his pointed hood, the top of his head open to accommodate the oil
4 in. (10.8 cm.) high
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
In the form of a hooded and cloaked figure, with an oval face and long beard, his head angled down, his mouth open, with his hands on either side of his exaggerated phallus which protrudes from beneath his cloak, the phallus serving as the lamp's nozzle, the hinged lid in the form of his pointed hood, the top of his head open to accommodate the oil
4 in. (10.8 cm.) high
Provenance
George Zachos