CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

細節

AN EROTIC ROMAN POTTERY LAMP
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
The concave discus with relief scene of a naked woman on all fours, a bird behind her, the triangular nozzle with twin volutes, the letter "H" on the base
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) long

來源

Acquired from Charles Ede Ltd., London, early 1990s.

注意事項

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

The scene echoes the later story of the Empress Theodora who, according to Procopius, "... in full view of all the people ... she would spread herself out and lie on her back on the ground. And certain slaves whose special task it was would sprinkle grains of barley over her private parts; and geese trained for the purpose would pick them off one by one with their beaks and swallow them" (Procopius of Caesarea, Works, Trans. H. B. Dewing, 7 vols., London, 1914-40).