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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
In the form of a dolphin, the upturned nozzle emerging from its open mouth, the rounded head with large eyes, the pupils indicated, with three outward-curving fins at the back of the head, details incised, the tail of the dolphin curving upward, the back of the tail opening to a rounded fill hole, the front of the tail terminating in projecting foliate branches, on an open conical foot
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) long
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
In the form of a dolphin, the upturned nozzle emerging from its open mouth, the rounded head with large eyes, the pupils indicated, with three outward-curving fins at the back of the head, details incised, the tail of the dolphin curving upward, the back of the tail opening to a rounded fill hole, the front of the tail terminating in projecting foliate branches, on an open conical foot
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) long
Provenance
Lennox Gallery, London