Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.
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Oil lamp Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean 2nd–1st century BC.

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By Gallery GALERIE OCARINA
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230 €
16th century and older
Rome and ancient Greece
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    Hellenistic oil lamp with thumb grip
    Orange terracotta with a coffee-red slip. Minor surface wear and signs of age. Good overall condition.
    Hellenistic world, Eastern Mediterranean
    2nd–1st century BC
    Dimensions: H. 2.9 × W. 8.8 × D. 5.5 cm
    Provenance: former private collection, Paris. Acquired at Hôtel Drouot, Paris.

    This elegant lamp has a globular body with a central filling opening highlighted by a raised rim, extending into a long spout for the wick. A lateral thumb grip in the form of a curved tongue facilitated its handling. Its simple and balanced lines attest to the functional nature of this object, designed to illuminate homes in antiquity.

    "Produced by various workshops, these lamps traveled with the men and goods aboard the ships that crisscrossed the Mediterranean. Their widespread distribution often makes it difficult to precisely identify their place of manufacture, even when the discovery site is known."

    An intimate everyday object, this lamp once held a small oil-burning flame. Its shape, age, and the marks left by time make it a fine addition to any collection of antique Mediterranean lamps.

    * Sold with a certificate of authenticity from expert S. Reynes and an invoice from Galerie Ocarina.

    Ref: EL8K1WEEMW

    Condition As is
    Style Rome and ancient Greece (Archeology of Rome and ancient Greece Style)
    Period 16th century and older (Archeology 16th century and older)
    Country of origin Greece
    Materials Terracotta
    Internal reference 0901
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    Location 24560, ISSIGEAC, France
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