Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA OIL

COLLECTION OF BYZANTINE TERRACOTTA OIL LAMPS - Ca. AD 500 - 600. A collection of three terracotta oil lamps, including, from left to right: a pear-shaped lamp with rounded shoulder, upturned rear handle, filling hole within a single moulded ring, short nozzle, and a plain recessed base; an elongated drop-shaped lamp with high rear lug, wide filling hole and a tapered channel, underside undecorated; a pear-shaped lamp with the filling hole within a moulded ring, short rear lug, and a circular recessed base.For similar see: K. De Rosa, Roman Ceramic Oil Lamps in the Museum of Ancient Cultures: A Typological and Compositional Analysis, Fig. 73-74 MU 3711Size: 50-55mm x 100-110mm; Weight: 320gProvenance: Private London collection; previously in a 1990s UK Ancient art collection.