LOT 0818 Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Boar
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1st century AD. A moulded redware terracotta lamp with volute lamp and central discus, depicting a boar rushing to right with foliage behind, all within a border of concentric circles; shoulder of Loeschcke form VI b, filling-hole slightly below the discus centre, round-tipped volute-nozzle; base marked with a circular groove, with impressed central dot. See Bussière J., Lindros Wohl B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, p.147, for near identical specimen. 82 grams, 12cm (4 3/4"). From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019); acquired from Den of Antiquity, Cambridge, UK, in 2016; accompanied by the original invoice and guarantee. A lamp of Bailey's type B group iii, which Bailey dates to the Late Tiberian to Early Trajanic period, although Bussiere extends it in several cases - for example in the lamps with the Hadrian portrait - to the Antonine Age. Antony John Scammell (1937-2019) was born, and lived his entire life, in the city of Bristol, England. Already from an early age he was enthralled by history and the heroes that it created. While serving overseas with the British Army, Antony began collecting coins and banknotes and this led to collecting a variety of different items throughout his life. From the early 1960s onward, Antony invested in acquiring ancient artefacts. Antony's vast collections started with Egyptian antiquities, but soon branched into Greek and Roman civilisations. The Roman civilisation fascinated him most and, when family commitments allowed, archaeological digs were coordinated in the west of England. These digs uncovered numerous artefacts, many of which were donated to local museums. In retirement, the collecting continued apace, branching into UK coins, British Empire banknotes and fossils.
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