9e zitting maandag 16 november 10:00: 4500-4615 - Archeologie en Pre-Colombiaans
Collection of five Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, 1st-5th century CE
A collection of five Roman oil lamps in terracotta. Two of the lamps are of smaller size. The first has a floral motif on the discus. This oil lamp carries a firm inscription on the bottom: 'MNOVIVS'. The second is decorated with incised strokes arrounged on the shoulders, and a same decoration in a more irregular pattern on the discus. The third lamp, slightly bigger in size, has a discus depicting a composition of elongated oval shapes around the center of the oil lamp. The remaining two lamps are biggest in size, and are depicting figural scenes. One discus shows a human figure surrounded by lions. The shoulders have vegetal decorations. The other oil lamp shows two male figures, possibly in a boat, one of whom appears to be attacked by an animal. The scene may be a narrartive or mythological episode. This oil lamp carries a firm insciption on the bottom: 'LMADIBC'.
Provenance: Private Dutch collection, collected between 1970-1974 by a collector working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stationed in North Africa.
Taxatie: € 400 - € 600
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