LOT 12 ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH EROTIC SCENE
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Ca. 100-200 AD.A terracotta oil lamp of a discoid body, looped handle, corseted nozzle with volute decoration to each side, rounded spout, and a recessed discus bearing an erotic scene in relief of a nude male laying atop of the bed and holding his female lover's hair who crouches before him. For a similar Loeschcke IV; Bailey B group III lamp type, see The Metropolitan Museum , accession number 74.51.2070 and 74.51.2080.Size: L:47mm / W:75mm ; 100g.Provenance: Private UK collection; from an old British collection formed pre 2000.
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