CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.

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AN EARLY CHRISTIAN ROMAN RED SLIP WARE POTTERY LAMP
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
With handle and long canal nozzle, the pierced discus decorated in relief with the symbolic figure of the Good Shepherd carrying a sheep across his shoulders, bordered by three parallel grooves
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

The iconography of the Good Shepherd refers to passages in the Gospels, John x. 1-27, xxi. 15-17, Matthew xv. 24 and Luke xv. 4-5, and was also considered to symbolise Christ as the leader of souls in their passage to the other world.

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