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1111 - ROMAN NORTH AFRICAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH PALM TREE.

Estimate £450 - £900

Description

ROMAN NORTH AFRICAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH PALM TREE. Ca. AD 400 - 600. A mould-made terracotta oil lamp of Atlante X; Hayes II A type, with a rounded body tapering to a long channelled nozzle and a pointed handle at the rear, flattened at the sides. The discus is enclosed by a raised ridge, with a central filling hole and a palm tree in the field. The shoulder is decorated with alternating heart-shaped motifs and four-petalled rosettes. The lamp sits on a ring base joining the handle. For similar see: Oil lamps of the Holy Land, The Adler Collection, 2004, no. 978. Size: 135mm x 70mm; Weight: 145g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired on the German art market; Previously in a German gallery; Previously in the U. Hammelmann collection, acquired in the 1960s. This item has a German export licence.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM

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