Roman figurative lamp in the shape of the head of an African. Imperial period, 1st - 2nd century A.D. H 5.2cm, L 10.5cm. The lamp snout emerges from the mouth, the round filling hole on the calotte, behind it two eyelets for the lid and a thumb rest in the form of an ivy leaf above a ring handle. With certificate of authenticity from Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau! Published in: Kunst der Antike - Galerie Günter Puhze catalog 22, 2008, no. 39 (copy enclosed). Dark green patina, cover missing, otherwise intact. Provenance: From the R. L. Collection, Lower Saxony, acquired in 2008 from Galerie Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau; from the K. Collection, Trier.
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