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THBRoman Pottery Oil Lamp w/ Erotic Relief
Lot 41
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Artemis Gallery
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Louisville, CO 80027
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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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Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A titillating terracotta oil lamp of volute form displaying the relief image of an erotic moment between 2 lovers. Idealized images of sexual intercourse, like this example, were associated with notions of pleasure and elite status throughout the Roman empire. This was often accentuated by the artist's inclusion of luxury objects, such as the soft drapery that surrounds this couple. The wick hole would have served to illuminate the figures, making them appear animated in the flame's flickering light and also creating a double entendre as the couple is quite literally in the flames of passion! Size: 3.4" L x 2.9" W x 1" H (8.6 cm x 7.4 cm x 2.5 cm)
Attitudes towards sexuality in Ancient Rome were far more relaxed than they are in Western culture today and representations of various sexual couplings, settings, and positions were commonly found on objects of daily use, such as ceramic lamps (as seen here), silver cups, engraved gemstones, and wall paintings (most famously depicted in the frescoes of Pompeii and Herculaneum). While this level of uninhibited sexual display may seem grotesque to the modern viewer, all levels of Roman society were quite familiar with encountering sexually explicit images within a domestic setting. As sexual acts themselves were considered a gift from the Roman goddess Venus (Greek Aphrodite), these images were less associated with feelings of sin, guilt, or shame, and more so analogous with notions of delight, nobility, and opulence.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Doris Brickner Klabin estate
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#178293Chipping to fill hole and age wear as shown. Otherwise, intact with liberal remaining detail and rich earthen deposits and encrustations.Condition
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