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124 - BRONZE-COLORED PLASTIC LAMP DEPICTING PRIAPS
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BRONZE-COLORED PLASTIC LAMP DEPICTING PRIAPS Roman art, circa 1st–2nd century A.D. A plastic oil lamp depicting the ithyphallic god Priapus, bearded and clad in a cloak, with a belt loop at the back. The lid and right arm are missing. Height: 10.5 cm Provenance: Former collection of Mr. Richard Wagner, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, acquired in the 1960s Gorny & Mosch, Munich, December 14, 2010: lot 20 (ill.) Christian Levett Collection, Mougins Museum of Classical Art, acquired in 2010 Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA647) Bibliography: Gorny & Mosch, Auction 194, Munich, December 14, 2010, lot 20 J. Spier, “Roman Bronzes” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, January 1, 2011, p. 140, fig. 33 A Roman bronze lamp depicting the ithyphallic god Priapus, circa 1st–2nd century A.D.
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