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Finely Modeled Lamp Handle with Serapis Wearing Modius
Circa 1st-3rd Century AD
Description: Triangular handle ornament from lamp with molded relief of Zeus-Serapis emerging from an acanthus above a globe. The deity is detailed with curly hair, tall modius atop his head and pleated garments over his shoulders. Beneath the thumb-spur is part of the lamp’s shoulder incised with concentric lines. From Roman Egypt.
Height (without stand): 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Condition: Intact as shown. Custom removable stand included.
Provenance: Formerly in a private British collection assembled between 1940-70s.
Reference: See Catalogue of lamps in the British Museum, Vol III, nos. Q1920 and Q1929 for the type.
Price: $ 450
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