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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.
Red-slipped with a small round nozzle and ring handle, the concave discus with a border of three concentric rings, molded with a lovemaking scene with two dwarfs on a bed, the man facing right on his knees, his lover before him with her torso turned to the viewer, her head resting on a pillow, her right leg raised to his shoulder and supported in his right hand, with a workshop signature reading "IVNI ALEXI"
4 in. (10.8 cm.) long
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Red-slipped with a small round nozzle and ring handle, the concave discus with a border of three concentric rings, molded with a lovemaking scene with two dwarfs on a bed, the man facing right on his knees, his lover before him with her torso turned to the viewer, her head resting on a pillow, her right leg raised to his shoulder and supported in his right hand, with a workshop signature reading "IVNI ALEXI"
4 in. (10.8 cm.) long