Lot n° 2
Estimation :
300 - 400
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 2 860EUR
Bronze oil lamp. Body in the shape of a woman's head with ha - Lot 2
Bronze oil lamp. Body in the shape of a woman's head with hair treated in parallel strands, hairline, eyebrows, eyelids and upper lip outlined with parallel lines, double scroll handle with a bird at the curved end; reservoir cover in the hairline and foot pierced to accommodate a support rod.
Italy, Rome, 4th/6th century
H. 8.8 cm - L. 18 cm
(minor casting damage)
A similar model is preserved at the Museo Civico Amedeo Lia in La Spezia (inv. B187).
Provenance :
- Former Dresse de Lébioles collection, Belgium, 1950s-1960s
Works consulted:
- C. Avery, Sculture, Bronzetti, plachette, medaglie, Museo Civico Amedeo Lia de la Spezia, Silviana Editoriale, 1998, cat. 16, p. 60.
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