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THBRoman Bronze Oil Lamp w/ Horse Handle
Lot 56c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, early Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A lovely cast-bronze oil lamp with a protruding foot, a bowl-shaped body with a thick rim, a petite fill hole with three cutout lobes, a broad neck and shoulder, and a rounded wick spout with a pair of lateral protrusions. A semicircular handle arches upwards from behind the body, thickens near the midsection, and ends in a finely detailed horse head. The equine countenance bears almond-shaped eyes on either side of a lengthy snout, a gaping mouth above flared nostrils, a pair of perky ears flanking a raised tuft of hair, and incised locks hair composing the wavy mane. An integral suspension loop below the snout retains a twisted bronze wire suspension ring. Mottled layers of brown, russet, and green patina have formed across the lamp and imbue it with an attractive, opulent presentation. Size: 5.1" L x 2.1" W x 4" H (13 cm x 5.3 cm x 10.2 cm)
Some scholars have noted that bronze lamps, with their increased cost over pottery lamps, were a type of heirloom, and were most likely reserved for the richest households. Bronze lamps have been theorized to have remained in a family for at least three generations because of their expense. Over time, they could be recast to improve the design as well as to have novel features - like crosses or new lids - added to them to suit changing styles. This particular type of lamp proved popular, and several production centers for the style arose; ultimately they were distributed widely throughout the Eastern Roman Empire, reaching Asia Minor, Morocco, and even Central Europe.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Neil Phillips collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#153161Handle reattached to back of bowl with light adhesive residue along break lines. Restoration to areas of neck and body with resurfacing and light overpainting along new material and break lines. Suspension ring beneath handle terminal likely not original to the lamp. Abrasions to foot, body, wick spout, and handle, with softening to some finer details, and light encrustations. Great patina throughout.Condition
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