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CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE LAMP WITH A STAND
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
The stand with a knobby tapering shaft on a tripod base, with two curving branches above which support a separately cast lamp in the form of a human head, with three bound projecting tufts of hair opposite the spout which emerges from the open mouth, the almond-shaped eyes with incised pupils, irises and lashes, with incised brows above, the fill hole with raised petals along the rim
13 3/8in. (34cm.) high
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
The stand with a knobby tapering shaft on a tripod base, with two curving branches above which support a separately cast lamp in the form of a human head, with three bound projecting tufts of hair opposite the spout which emerges from the open mouth, the almond-shaped eyes with incised pupils, irises and lashes, with incised brows above, the fill hole with raised petals along the rim
13 3/8in. (34cm.) high