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Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp - Fortuna browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Ancient World: Roman: Pottery: Pre AD 1000: item # 927506 Please refer to our stock # BDPA when inquiring.
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Ancient Roman Oil Lamp, ca. 120 to 180 A.D. Terracotta with the Roman Goddess Fortuna, personification of Luck & Fate, on discus. FORTVNA was the personification of luck and fate to Ancient Romans and was accorded cult status as a minor deity by some Romans. The emperors often used Fortuna on coins to imply that they served as the intermediary between fate and the empire. Fortuna is normally represented with the cornucopiae (horn of plenty) and rudder (implying steering). Name of manufacturer MNOVIVSTI inscribed on base. The lamp maker M. Novius Iustus operated his workshop in what is now Tunisia. Oddly, lamps with his signature are also found in southern France, the products of a surmoullage knock-off factory at Montans. 4"L x 3"W x 1"H, internal stress crack, else choice. Ex-private NJ Collection, ex-Colosseum Coin Exchange. Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee |
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