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PROPERTY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. SID PORT
A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Pear-shaped with an ivy leaf surmounting the solid handle, the round fill hole, the ivy leaf and the upturned nozzle all bordered by incised ridges, an incised X along the neck, perforated twice along the body and once in the center of the leaf for suspension, on a raised ring foot
3½ in. (8.9 cm) long
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Pear-shaped with an ivy leaf surmounting the solid handle, the round fill hole, the ivy leaf and the upturned nozzle all bordered by incised ridges, an incised X along the neck, perforated twice along the body and once in the center of the leaf for suspension, on a raised ring foot
3½ in. (8.9 cm) long
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York