Lot 95
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN FIGURAL OIL LAMP
EGYPT, LIKELY ALEXANDRA, 1ST CENTURY B.C.
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 663
Auction: 24 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Description
terracotta, in the form of a statue of Mars dressed as an officer, holding a xiphos above his head, thureos on his right arm and xiphidion at his belt, wearing a Phrygian helmet, with holes in the column standing to the side for the lamp wicks
Dimensions
35cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
From a prominent German collection, acquired from Zuhlsdorf, Koln, in 1984; accompanied with a detailed collectors card