Ancient Roman Bronze Oil lamp
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
Estimate € 1,700 - € 1,900
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Description from the seller
A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH A SWAN HEAD HANDLE
Circa 1st-2nd century AD.
The round body with raised, profiled edge set on a low foot ring; with a circular filling hole and an extended nozzle flanked by volutes. The arched handle terminates in a swan head final with naturalistically worked features. The beak of the swan is horizontally pierced, probably to attach a chain with a lid for the filling hole (not preserved).
Attractive and very rare.
L 142 mm, H 82 mm
1st century AD
professionally cleaned and preserved
Provenance: Numisart auction house, Viennese collection acquired in the 1980s-90s.
An export license for the European Union is available.
Authenticity: as with all our objects, authenticity is guaranteed without time limit.
Protection of cultural assets: All artifacts we offer come from renowned collections and were acquired at art auctions and from estates, and are provided with an export license.
A ROMAN BRONZE OIL LAMP WITH A SWAN HEAD HANDLE
Circa 1st-2nd century AD.
The round body with raised, profiled edge set on a low foot ring; with a circular filling hole and an extended nozzle flanked by volutes. The arched handle terminates in a swan head final with naturalistically worked features. The beak of the swan is horizontally pierced, probably to attach a chain with a lid for the filling hole (not preserved).
Attractive and very rare.
L 142 mm, H 82 mm
1st century AD
professionally cleaned and preserved
Provenance: Numisart auction house, Viennese collection acquired in the 1980s-90s.
An export license for the European Union is available.
Authenticity: as with all our objects, authenticity is guaranteed without time limit.
Protection of cultural assets: All artifacts we offer come from renowned collections and were acquired at art auctions and from estates, and are provided with an export license.
Details
Culture
Ancient Roman
Century/ Timeframe
1st century AD
Name of object
Oil lamp
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2023
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Europe
Condition
Very good
Previous owner acquired from
Auction house
Previous owner - year acquired
1980
Previous owner - country acquired from
Europe
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
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