Lot Essay
For a similar lamp of a right foot in the National Archeological Museum of Naples, see no. 487 in Bjrklund, et al., Riflessi de Roma, Impero Romano e Barbari del Baltico.
CIRCA LATE 1ST CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP
circa late 1st century a.d.
In the form of a left foot wearing an elaborate sandal (trochas), the big toe resting on the horn-shaped and acanthus nozzle, a suspension loop at the front of the ankle, the hinged oval lid with a nesting bird, a handle at the back of the heel with a knobbed foliate thumbrest
6 in. (16.5 cm) long
circa late 1st century a.d.
In the form of a left foot wearing an elaborate sandal (trochas), the big toe resting on the horn-shaped and acanthus nozzle, a suspension loop at the front of the ankle, the hinged oval lid with a nesting bird, a handle at the back of the heel with a knobbed foliate thumbrest
6 in. (16.5 cm) long