LOT 67 ROMAN TERRACOTTA OIL LAMP WITH RABBIT
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Ca. 300-400 AD A mould-made terracotta oil lamp with a round nozzle, smooth sidewalls, shoulders decorated with a repeating curvilinear motif, and a recessed discus depicting a right-facing running rabbit. The base is decorated with a stylised fishbone mark, which is an early Christian symbol. The discus shows a small vent hole and a fill hole, and a larger round wick hole. Excellent condition.Cf. Zhuravlev, D. (2002). Fire, light and light equipment in the Graeco-Roman world. Oxford: Archaeopress to find out more about light equipment across the Classical world. Size: L: 50mm / W: 110mm; 107g Provenance: Property of a British collector; originally in Arno Jumperz, Leverkusen (Germany) collection.
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