Roman Provincial Terracotta Boxer Lamp

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Price £450 (GBP)

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  • Size

    2.5cm(H) x 6cm(D) x 8.5cm(L) / 1"(H) x 2"(D) x 3"(L)

  • Item Type

    Ceramic

  • Region

    Italy

  • Condition

    Excellent

  • Full Description

    Roman Provincial Terracotta Oil Lamp

    c.2nd Century A.D

    Sunken central discus with kneeling boxer, hunched and dejected in sharp relief right of filling hole, double raised perimeter, flat shoulder, tapered channel flanked by pseudo-volutes, crescentic shaped nozzle with comparatively large wick hole.

    same series: Bailey 1988 Q.1532, Rosenthal & Sivan 127