A ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP
A ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Brown-slipped with a voluted nozzle, the discus with raised concentric rings, molded with a lovemaking scene on a bed, the man kneeling on the left, his right hand behind him on the bed, his left hand resting on the back of his lover who bends forward on her knees before him, her elbows resting on a pillow, her hair tied in a chignon, her right arm adorned with an armlet
46 in. (11.6 cm) long

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