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Roman Oil Lamp With Rosette And Maker’s Name

Name: Roman Oil Lamp With Rosette And Maker’s Name
SKU: as1213a002
Price: 195.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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A Roman North African terracotta oil lamp with grooved ring handle. The discus is decorated with a rosette of nine petals the base bears the Potter’s incuse signature in capital letters: AV F F RON, an African workshop active mid-second century A.D. (Bailey notes fuller versions of the name on other lamps (PHRONIMV PHRONIMVS) and other variants which may perhaps be connected to the maker Phronimus (FRONI FRONIM FRONIMI AVFIFRON).

Very Fine condition complete and intact
Length 10.5 cms (4.1 ins).

Literature: For a similar lamp cf item 341 Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum Jean Bussière and Birgitta Lindros Wohl.
NB. Not supplied with display stand.

Provenance: Madame Suzanne Gozlan then by descent.
Mrs. Suzanne Gozlan (1921-2022), Doctor in History and Archaeology, professor at the Ecole Normale d'Instituteurs de Chartres and lecturer at the University of Paris 4 Sorbonne.
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£~~195.00~~

$~~247.46~~ USA

€~~236.26~~

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Category Ancient Artifacts Date 2nd century AD. Pre 16th Century Antiques Material Terracotta Origin European Item code as1213a002 / K186 Status Sold

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