Lot Essay
For a lamp decorated with a prancing horse, cf. C. Lyon-Caen, Catalogue des lampes en terre cuite grecques et chrétiennes, Paris, 1986, pp. 110-111, no. 97.
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CIRCA 1ST-5TH CENTURY A.D.
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A GROUP OF ROMAN AND NORTH AFRICAN POTTERY LAMPS AND MOULDS
CIRCA 1ST-5TH CENTURY A.D.
Including a North African red ware oil lamp with discus modelled with a palm tree, the symbol of Carthage, four pairs of branches arching off to the sides, the rim with triangles, squares, and foliate motifs, 5½ in. (14 cm.) long; another with Latin cross, the rim with dotted circles and stylized flowers; another with figure of naked satyr playing pipes, rim with scrolls and stylized amphorae, all with concentric circles on base; another with figure of a running lion, rim with vine tendrils, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long max.; a Roman pottery lamp with a two-horse chariot or biga; another with Europa and the bull; another with a standing warrior wearing crested helmet, holding spear and shield, all with workshop signatures on the underside, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) long max.; another lamp with figure of Eros; another with an eagle, rim decorated with egg and dart; and another with a dolphin, 5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) long max.; and five gypsum moulds including three with Chi-Rho monograms; another with prancing horse, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) long max. (19)
CIRCA 1ST-5TH CENTURY A.D.
Including a North African red ware oil lamp with discus modelled with a palm tree, the symbol of Carthage, four pairs of branches arching off to the sides, the rim with triangles, squares, and foliate motifs, 5½ in. (14 cm.) long; another with Latin cross, the rim with dotted circles and stylized flowers; another with figure of naked satyr playing pipes, rim with scrolls and stylized amphorae, all with concentric circles on base; another with figure of a running lion, rim with vine tendrils, 6 in. (15.2 cm.) long max.; a Roman pottery lamp with a two-horse chariot or biga; another with Europa and the bull; another with a standing warrior wearing crested helmet, holding spear and shield, all with workshop signatures on the underside, 5 in. (12.7 cm.) long max.; another lamp with figure of Eros; another with an eagle, rim decorated with egg and dart; and another with a dolphin, 5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) long max.; and five gypsum moulds including three with Chi-Rho monograms; another with prancing horse, 8 in. (20.3 cm.) long max. (19)
Provenance
All acquired on the London art market circa 1987-1995.
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