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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.
The round body encircled by thick projecting ribs, a lunate element with knobbed ends above the ring handle, the separately-made lid resting over the fill hole, a hole at the center of the depression of the lid and two smaller holes along the edge, the long straight neck with an upturned nozzle, on a raised ring foot, remains of a wire, perhaps for suspension, around the neck
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) long
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
The round body encircled by thick projecting ribs, a lunate element with knobbed ends above the ring handle, the separately-made lid resting over the fill hole, a hole at the center of the depression of the lid and two smaller holes along the edge, the long straight neck with an upturned nozzle, on a raised ring foot, remains of a wire, perhaps for suspension, around the neck
9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm) long
Provenance
Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York