85 - SET OF FIVE OIL LAMPS

SET OF FIVE OIL LAMPS Terracotta, traces of engobe or black glaze on three pieces Black-glazed lamp (bottom right): Greek world, Hellenistic period; the other four: Roman art, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D. Set of five turned lamps, each with a circular reservoir and an elongated spout. Top left, black-glazed lamp on a ring-shaped base, with a filling hole surrounded by a raised rim. Center: reddish clay lamp with a ring-shaped handle and a reservoir with a flat lid; top right: beige clay lamp with a broad shoulder and a lateral lug. Lower left, a lamp with a central tube; lower right, a black-glazed lamp with a protruding rim around the filling hole. Provenance Former French collection, assembled in the 1930s–1950s. Later passed down through the family to the private collection of Mr. Y.D. A group of five oil lamps A group of five wheel-made lamps, each with a circular body and an elongated nozzle. Upper left, a black-glazed lamp on a ring foot, the filling hole framed by a raised rim. Center, a reddish clay lamp with a ring handle and a flat-topped body; upper right, a buff clay lamp with a broad shoulder and a side lug. Lower left, a lamp with a central tube; lower right, a black-glazed lamp with a raised rim around the filling hole.