ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH WINGED CUPID
Ca. 100-200 AD.
A terracotta oil lamp featuring a large, rounded concave body, a short nozzle, a small handle, and a filling hole slightly off the centre of the discus. The discus depicts a figural scene of a winged Cupid, facing right and is framed with incised concentric circles. For a similar depiction of Cupid see The Getty Museum, Inventory Number: 81.AQ.112.11.
Size: L:105mm / W:65mm ; 42g
Provenance: From the private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK /European art markets.
Estimate: GBP 150 - 300