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TWO OIL LAMPS DEPICTING EROTIC SCENES
See original version (French)
88
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TWO OIL LAMPS DEPICTING EROTIC SCENES
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
TWO OIL LAMPS DEPICTING EROTIC SCENES
Roman art, 1st–2nd century AD
Two oil lamps depicting erotic scenes, one bearing the potter’s mark ‘BICAGAT’ on the reverse.
Length: 9 and 10 cm
Provenance: Former American private collection, Los Angeles, acquired in the 1980s
Arte Primitivo, New York, 27 October 2008: lot no. 147 (part of a lot)
Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. nos. MMoCA373 & 374)
Bibliography: Arte Primitivo, Antiquities, New York, 27 October 2008, lot 147 (part of a lot)
Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, New York, July 2009, nos. 3509 and 3510
Two Roman terracotta oil lamps depicting an erotic scene,
1st–2nd century AD
See original version (French)
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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