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TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
See original version (French)
89
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TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH AN EROTIC SCENE
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century AD
An oil lamp whose tondo is decorated with an erotic scene depicting a couple engaged in sexual intercourse.
Length: 9.3 cm
Provenance: Former German private collection
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA735)
A Roman pottery oil lamp depicting an erotic scene,
2nd–3rd century AD
See original version (French)
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