ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH EROTIC SCENE
Ca. 200-300 AD.
A terracotta oil lamp of a discoid body, looped handle, small nozzle, rounded spout, and a recessed discus bearing an erotic scene in relief. To find out more about light equipment across the Classical world see Zhuravlev, D. (2002). Fire, light and light equipment in the Graeco-Roman world. Oxford: Archaeopress.
Size: L:103mm / W:75mm ; 74g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 450 - 900