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Two Romano-Egyptian Terracotta Lamps
Circa 2nd Century BC- AD
Description: Three mould-made terracotta lamps with voluted nozzles and central sunken filling hole made from porous orange clay. Item A) has vertical ribbing on shoulder. Item B) has a band in raised relief around filling hole encircled by a band of radiating strokes. Lug handle on one side.
Length: Each approximately 2.7 in. (7 cm)
Condition: Both intact as shown. Item A is glued to the wooden stand for display.
Provenance: Item A was was formerly in a private Texas collection. Item B was formerly in a private collection acquired primarily in London in the 1970s.
Reference: See A Catalogue of the Lamps in the British Museum, Vol. III: Roman Provincial Lamps (1988) by D.M. Bailey, pl. 46-47 for examples of "frog lamps".
Price: (a) $ 150; (b) SOLD
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