Roman Bronze Busted Oil Lamp from the collection of Collections of the Von Schmidt Family Trust | Artwork Archive

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Roman Bronze Busted Oil Lamp, 2nd Century
Bronze
7 in (17.78 cm)
Inv: 3025 Von Schmidt Famil...

A Roman Bronze Oil Lamp circa 1st/2nd Century A.D. made in the form of a double sided roman male with his full curly locks on display. ring on side to facilitate hanging..

in the form of an ithyphallic satyr his scowling face

Height 9.9 cm.

Condition report

Provenance

Claude Bernard (1929-2022), Paris

Rémy le Fur & Associés, Paris, December 1st, 2023, no. 219, illus.

acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Subject Matter: Antiquities
Collections: Von Schmidt Family Trust Antiquities Collection

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