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CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Brown-slipped with a voluted nozzle, the discus framed by three concentric rings, molded with a lovemaking scene, the woman on the left reclining with her head turned over her shoulder as if thrown back in ecstasy, her hands outstreched to support herself, her legs held straight up in the air by her ithyphallic lover who kneels before her wielding an olisbos, or dildo, in his left hand, his head lowered in concentration
4 in. (12.1 cm.) long
circa 1st-2nd century a.d.
Brown-slipped with a voluted nozzle, the discus framed by three concentric rings, molded with a lovemaking scene, the woman on the left reclining with her head turned over her shoulder as if thrown back in ecstasy, her hands outstreched to support herself, her legs held straight up in the air by her ithyphallic lover who kneels before her wielding an olisbos, or dildo, in his left hand, his head lowered in concentration
4 in. (12.1 cm.) long
Provenance
Galerie Naag, Zurich
Sale room notice
The correct provenance for this lot is Burton Y. Berry